càicǎi

gather, pick

Pictograph of a hand () picking fruit from a tree ().

Components
爫 iconic component

  Iconic component

zhǎo

  

hand, claw

is a component form of .

木 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

tree

Evolution

采 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
采 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
采 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
采 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
采 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

cài

fief

() 

cǎi

gather, collect; pick, select; to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather

 

cǎi

color; complexion; looks; variant of [cǎi]; variant of |[cǎi]

 

cài

allotment to a feudal noble

Most common words with 采
Freq.
Word
Meaning

采取

to take

采访

to interview

采用

to adopt

to pick

采购

to purchase

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 7 characters (4 verified)