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Information of 采
Pinyin
cǎi、 cài
Radical
采
Strokes
8 strokes
Usage
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Definition
to pick / to pluck / to collect / to select / to choose / to gather, affairs / gather, allotment to a feudal noble
采
cǎi
1. 摘取。 (To pick or pluck.)
- 例：～撷。～花。～摘。～制。
(Examples: to pick fruits or flowers, to pluck or pick for processing.)
2. 开采。 (To mine or extract.)
- 例：～煤。～矿。
(Examples: to mine coal, to extract minerals.)
3. 选取，取。 (To select or choose.)
- 例：～访（搜集寻访）。～纳（接受意见）。～集。～购。～写。
(Examples: to collect and visit; to accept opinions; to select, purchase, or write.)
4. 神采，神色，精神。 (Color, spirit, or expression.)
- 例：神～。精～。
(Examples: in high spirits, full of vitality.)
5. 同“彩”。 (Same as "彩".)
6. 〔～～〕盛多的样子。 (A look of abundance.)
7. 古代指官。 (In ancient times, refers to an official.)
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采
採 cǎi
动 (verb)
【本义】:用手指或指尖轻轻摘取来 (Original meaning: to gently pick or pluck with fingers or fingertips.)
【造字法】:会意。从爪从木。甲骨文，上象手，下象树木及其果实。表示以手在树上采摘果实和叶子。 (Character formation: compound ideograph composed of 'claw' and 'wood'; depicts picking fruit and leaves from a tree.)
1. 同本义 ([En.] pick)
- 引：《说文》：采，捋取也。字俗作採。 (From Shuowen: to pick, often written as 採.)
- 引：诗《周南·关雎》：参差荇菜，左右采之。
- 引：诗《邶风·谷风》：采葑采菲，无以下体。
- 引：诗《小雅·采薇》：采薇采薇，薇亦作止。
- 引：《周礼·乐师》：行以肆夏，趋以采荠。
2. 引申为采集;搜集 ([En.] collect; gather)
- 引：汉书《艺文志》：古有采诗之官。
- 例：如:采兰赠药;博采众长;广收薄采;采了200多种矿样;采药;采珍珠;采铁;采金;采气;采油。
(Examples: to gather herbs; to gather strength from various sources; to collect samples; to collect medicines, pearls, iron, gold, gas, and oil.)
3. 挑选;采纳 ([En.] choose; accept)
- 引：《仪礼·士昏礼》：纳采。
- 引：《礼记·坊记》：昏礼始纳采。谓采择其可者也。
- 引：《资治通鉴》：嵘虽位末名卑，而所言或有可采。
- 引：《史记·秦始皇本纪》：采上古帝位号，曰皇帝。
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采
採 cǎi
名 (noun)
1. 多色的丝织品。后来写作“綵” ([En.] colored silks)
- 引：汉·晁错《论贵粟疏》：衣必文采，食必梁肉。
2. 引申为彩色。后写作“彩” ([En.] color)
- 引：《孟子·梁惠王上》：抑为采色不足视於目与?
- 引：《史记·项羽本纪》：吾令人望其气，皆为龙虎，成五采。
- 例：如:采缯(彩色丝织品);采服(彩色的衣服);采章(绘有彩色图案的旌旗、车舆及服饰)。
3. 文章的词藻 ([En.] word)
- 引：《文心雕龙》：繁采寡情，味之必厌。
4. 精神上的活力或生气 ([En.] complexion; spirit)
- 例：如:兴高采烈。
5. 神色;神态 ([En.] expression)
- 例：如:风采。
6. 彩头，赌注 ([En.] wager)
- 例：如:采头(赌注。采:骰子的点色。掷出得胜的点色，称“得采”、“喝采”。)
7. 另见 cài
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采
寀、埰 cài
名 (noun)
1. 采地，古代士大夫的封邑 ([En.] fief; feoff), 又叫采邑，食邑，采地。
- 引：《礼记·礼运》：大夫有采，以处其子孙。
2. 古九畿之一 ([En.] outer suburbs).
3. 另见 cǎi
full of spirit and energy / brim with energy and vitality / with a joyful face / with sparkling eyes / happy look
be rich and varied / colourful and rich in variety / varied and colourful / of colour and variety / dazzlingly rich and colourful