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{{also|扌|オ|孑|𬺱}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==
{{stroke order|type=animate}}

===Han character===
{{CJKV-forms|才|才|才|才}}
{{Han char|rn=64|rad=手|as=00|sn=3|var=2|four=40200|canj=DH|ids=⿹𬺰丿(GHTV),⿻𬺰丿(JK)}}

====Derived characters====
* {{lang|mul|[[材]] [[犲]] [[䊷]] ([[䌶]]) [[豺]] [[財]] ([[财]]) [[釮]] [[䴭]] ([[𬹅]]) [[𰀑]] [[䞗]] [[閉]] ([[闭]]) [[团]] [[鼒]]}}
* {{lang|mul|[[𠄒]] [[𠆫]] [[𠠸]] [[𠮹]] [[𢩱]] [[𤿋]] [[𥘔]] [[𬁱]] [[𦨑]] [[𩵝]] [[𭨟]] [[𪟞]] [[𧆯]] [[𨙴]] [[𬏛]] [[𦬁]] [[𮮥]] [[𪪋]] [[𧎆]] [[𧛌]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0416.300|dkj=11769|dj=0763.010|hdz=31824.020|uh=624D}}

==Chinese==

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{liushu|p}} — a sharp peg. Same as {{zh-l|*弋}} and [[尗]]. See also the top component of [[𢦏]].

{{w|Xu Shen|Xu Shen}} erroneously analyzed this character as a sprout growing from the ground.

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|zh|sit-pro|*tsa ~ za||child, offspring, relatives; to come forth (as child at birth); to love; loving}} (STEDT; {{zh-ref|Schuessler, 2007}}). "Birth" and "natural characteristic / endowments" are semantically connected, compare {{och-l|生|live, give birth}} and its derivative {{och-l|性|nature; character; personality; quality}} & {{och-l|姓|family name}}. Cognate with 子 ("son").

Derivatives: {{och-l|材|material; timber}}, {{och-l|財|riches; property; money}}, and 存 ("to exist").

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=cái
|m-s=
|m-x=
|m-nj=
|c=coi4
|c-dg=
|c-t=toi3
|c-yj=
|g=
|h=pfs=chhòi
|j=
|mb=
|md=cài/chài/còi
|md_note=cài - vernacular; chài - literary ({{zh-l|*奴才}}); còi - vernacular ({{zh-l|*秀才}})
|mn=châi/tw:chhâi
|mn_note=châi - vernacular; chhâi - literary (classifier)
|mn-t=cai5/zai5
|mn-t_note=zai5 - used in {{zh-l|*秀才}}
|mn-l=
|px=
|sp=
|w=sh:6ze;sz:2ze
|w-j=
|x=
|x-l=
|x-h=
|mc=1
|oc=1,1
|ma=y
|cat=n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[ability]]; [[gift]]; [[talent]]; [[capability]]
#: {{zh-alt-inline|材}}
# [[talent]]ed person; [[talent]]
# one with a certain [[status]] or [[background]]
# {{alt form|zh|材|t=[[material]]}}
# {{lb|zh|Southern Min}} {{alt form|zh|材|tr=-|t=[[classifier]] for [[volume]] (of [[wood]]) and [[area]] (of [[paper]], [[glass]], [[stone]], [[curtain]], etc.)}}
# {{surname|zh}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|一展長才|一表人才|七步之才|七步奇才|三才|三才圖會|下才|不成才|不才|不良才|中才|乾奴才|人才|人才出眾|人才外流|人才庫|人才濟濟|人才輩出|人才難得|人盡其才|仙才|作育英才|佳人才子|偏才|傲世輕才|內才|全才|八斗之才|八斗才|公才公望|六才子書|冠世之才|凡才|出倫之才|力薄才疏|匡濟之才|博學多才|取才|口才|口才辨給|可憎才|吃敲才|命世之才|命世才|善才|善才童子|喬才|四才子|外才|多事逞才|多才|多才多藝|大才|大才槃槃|天才|天才兒童|天才教育|天才橫溢|天縱之才|奇才|奇才異能|女秀才|女貌郎才|奴才|妙才|學優才贍|學淺才疏|學疏才淺|將才|將遇良才|專才|專業人才|少年才俊|尺二秀才|屈才|展才|幹才|庸才|廩膳秀才|徵才|德才兼備|德薄才疏|志大才疏|志大才短|志廣才疏|恃才傲物|恃才矜己|恃才自專|意廣才疏|愛才|愛才好士|愛才如命|愛才若渴|憐才|懷才不遇|懷才抱德|才人|才俊|才儲八斗|才具|才兼文武|才分|才力|才勇兼優|才名|才器|才士|才大難用|才女|才如史遷|才始|才媛|才子|才子佳人|才子書|才學|才學兼優|才守|才幹|才廣妨身|才微智淺|才德兼備|才思|才思敏捷|才怪|才悟|nan:才情<tr:châi-chêng>|才料|才智|才望|才氣|才氣無雙|才為世出|才略|才當曹斗|才疏學淺|才疏德薄|才疏志大|才疏意廣|才疏計拙|才短氣粗|才秀人微|才筆|才緒|才能|才能幹濟|才色|才華|才蔽識淺|才藝|才藝班|才藻|才語|才調|才識|才貌|才貌雙全|才貫二酉|才賦|才路|才輕德薄|才過子建|才過屈宋|才難|才非玉潤|才高八斗|才高意廣|才高氣傲|才高行厚|才高行潔|捷才|掃眉才子|揚己露才|撥亂之才|文才|文武全才|斗筲之才|曠世奇才|曠世逸才|有才|有才無命|未易才|朽木之才|槃才|槃槃大才|歪才|歷練之才|殺才|求才|求才若渴|江淹才盡|江郎才盡|沿才授職|洛陽才子|滿腹才學|潑才|濟世之才|片善小才|特殊才能|狗才|玉尺量才|王佐之才|瑣才|甄才品能|畎畝下才|異才|當世才度|痛失英才|白鶴秀才|百里之才|真才實學|矜才使氣|矜能負才|碌碌庸才|秀才|秀才人情|秀才造反|絕才|經世之才|經國之才|經濟之才|美才|聰明才智|育才|英才|英才俊偉|茂才|茂才異等|菲才寡學|蓋世之才|蓋世雄才|行短才喬|行短才高|詠雪之才|誇才賣智|謊敲才|謏才|識多才廣|識才尊賢|負才|負才任氣|負才使氣|賢才|賤才|超世之才|趫才|軟人才|輇才|辯才|辯才無礙|通人達才|通才|通才教育|通才練識|逸才|逸群之才|過人才略|適才|遺才|郎才女姿|郎才女貌|野無遺才|量才錄用|長才|隨才器使|雄才大略|需才孔亟|露才揚己|霸才|非才|風流才子|飽學秀才|驚才絕豔|高才|高才卓識|高才博學|高才大學|高才大德|高才捷足|高才生|高才碩學|高才絕學|高才遠識|鬼才|赤才|忌才}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-forms|t2=纔|alt=裁}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=cái
|dg=цэ1
|c=coi4
|g=cai2
|h=pfs=
|md=chăi/chài
|md_note=chăi - vernacular; chài - literary
|mn=
|w=sh:6ze;sz:2ze
|mc=1+2
|oc=n,1+2
|cat=adv
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[only]]; [[just]]; [[merely]]
#: {{zh-x|教室 裡 才 五 個 人。|There are only five people in the classroom.}}
## {{n-g|Used in the {{lang|zh|才……就……}} structure}}; [[only]]; [[just]]
##: {{zh-x|才 五 點鐘 他 就 起床 了。|It's only five o'clock, yet he has already got up.}}
# [[only]] a [[short]] [[while]] [[ago]]; [[just]]
#: {{zh-x|我 才 來，錯過 什麼 了 嗎？|I '''just''' arrived. What did I miss?}}
#: {{syn|zh|剛}}
# [[only]] [[after]]; only [[then]]; not ... [[until]]
#: {{zh-x|她 鎖 上 所有 的 窗戶 才 去 睡覺。|She went to sleep only after locking all the windows.}}
#: {{zh-x|你 怎麼 現在 才 到。我 等 了 一 個 多 小時 了。|Why didn't you come until now? I've been waiting for more than an hour.}}
# {{n-g|Used to emphasize that something is/is not.}}
#: {{zh-x|我 才 是 ^張.^三。|I'm Zhang San (not that someone else is Zhang San).}}
#: {{zh-x|我 才 沒有 騙人。|I'm not lying.}}

====Synonyms====
{{zh-dial}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|卻才|恰才|剛才|方才|才此|才子|才可|才則|才剛}}

===Etymology 3===
{{zh-forms|alt=乍-Eastern Min,則,即,者,隻}}
Possibly from {{zh-l|*正|just}} ([http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/iongji/pdf/annesia468pdf.pdf Taiwan MoE]).

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|md=ciáh
|mn=chiah/ph:chah
|cat=adv
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}} {{tlb|zh|Min}}

# [[only]]; [[merely]]
# [[just]]; [[just now]]; a [[moment]] ago
#: {{zh-x|才 看 𡅏 電影。|[I] '''just''' watched a movie.|MD|tr=Ciáh káng lā̤ diêng-īng.}}
# [[only]] [[then]]; only [[after]]
# {{n-g|Used to emphasize that something is/is not.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|just now}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|剛才}}
* {{s|only then}}
{{zh-dial}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|毋才<tr:m̄-chiah>|才會|才是|拄才<tr:tú-chiah>|才好|愛拚才會贏|會跋才會大|嫌貨才是買貨人|時到時擔當，無米才煮番薯湯|雙手抱孩兒，才知爸母時|十二月食菜頭，六月才轉嗽|手抱孩兒，才知爸母時|上轎才欲放尿}}

====Further reading====
* {{thcwd|215}}

===Etymology 4===
{{zh-see|儕|v|{{qualifier|Wu}} all; completely; each and every one out of a determinate quantity; always; under all circumstances}}

===Etymology 5===
{{zh-see|哉|v}}

===Etymology 6===
{{zh-see|在|a}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin|Intermediate Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=2|rs=手00}}

# age
# years old

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=ざい
|kanon=さい
|kun=わずかに, ざえ-, かど-
}}

====Compounds====
* {{ja-r|才%覚|さい%かく}}
* {{ja-r|才%気|さい%き}}
* {{ja-r|才%能|さい%のう}}
* {{ja-r|漫%才|まん%ざい}}: a style of [[w:double act|double act]] [[stand-up comedy]]
* {{ja-r|天才|てんさい}}: genius

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|さい|yomi=kanon}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|さい}}

# ability, talent, aptitude
# alternative form of the volumetric unit {{ja-r|抄|しょう}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|さい|yomi=kanon}}
{{ja-see|歳}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|재주|재}}

# {{hanja form of|재|[[talent]]}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|readings=tài|rs=手00}}

# [[ability]]; [[talent]]