采 · cǎi / cài · to pick
Learn the Chinese character 采 with its source-linked HSK 5 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 采.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 采
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 采.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 采访cǎifǎngto interview
- 采取cǎiqǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
- 采用cǎiyòngto adopt
- 采购cǎigòuto procure (for an enterprise etc)
- 采集cǎijíto gather
- 采纳cǎinàto accept
- 采cǎito pick
- 采矿cǎikuàngmining
- 采摘cǎizhāito pluck
- 风采fēngcǎisvelte
- 开采kāicǎito extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
- 无精打采wújīng-dǎcǎidispirited and downcast (idiom)
- 兴高采烈xìnggāo-cǎilièhappy and excited (idiom)
Real usage
Example sentences with 采
Published HSK 5 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 5 course context containing 采 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 采
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 采 mean in Chinese?
采 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to pick.
How do you pronounce 采?
采 is shown as cǎi / cài.
Is 采 an HSK 5 character?
Yes. 采 is HSK 5 recognition character #23.
Can I practise writing 采?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 5 recognition
- HSK 5 writing inventory
- 13 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 5 recognition character #23.
- Writing scope: HSK 5 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.