shāncái

silky color

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Also an archaic variant form of .

Components
糹 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

thread

毚 sound component

  Sound component

chán

  

cunning

Evolution

纔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
纔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shān

reddish black

() 

cái

a moment ago; just now; (indicating sth happening later than expected); (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until; (followed by a numerical clause) only

Most common words with 纔
Freq.
Word
Meaning

ability

刚才

just now

才能

talent

人才

talent

天才

talent