cài

surname

Evolution

蔡 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
蔡 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
蔡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蔡 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
蔡 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

cài

surname; species of tortoise

 

Cài

surname Cai

Most common words with 蔡
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Word
Meaning

surname Cai

蔡依林

Jolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer

蔡英文

Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of China from 2016

蔡元培

Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), liberal educationalist, studied in Germany, president of Peking University 1917-19, minister of education for Guomindang

蔡锷

Cai E (1882-1916), originator of the National protection army of 1915

Component uses

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