蔡
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surname Cai
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 艸 +11
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 蔡
- Common rank
- #2,512
- Unicode
- U+8521
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Formation & memory
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How 蔡 is formed
Words with 蔡
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蔡司公司 | Zeiss Company (Carl Zeiss AG, optical and opto-electronic industries. hq in Oberkochen, Ge… | |
| 上蔡县 | Shangcai, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan | |
| 新蔡县 | Xincai, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan | |
| 蔡国强 | Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework displays and light… | |
| 蔡英文 | Tsai Ing-wen (1956–), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of China 2016–20… | |
| 蔡李佛 | Choy Li Fut (Chinese martial art) | |
| 蔡依林 | Jolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer | |
| 上蔡 | see 上蔡縣|上蔡县[Shang4 cai4 Xian4] | |
| 新蔡 | see 新蔡縣|新蔡县[Xin1 cai4 Xian4] | |
| 蔡元培 | Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), educationist and politician, president of Peking University 1917-… | |
| 蔡甸区 | Caidian, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 Shi4], Hubei | |
| 蔡志忠 | Tsai Chih Chung (1948-), famous Taiwanese cartoonist specializing in retelling the Chinese… | |
| 蔡伦 | Cai Lun (-121), the inventor of the papermaking process | |
| 蔡东藩 | Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian and historical novelist | |
| 痞子蔡 | Rowdy Cai (1969-), Taiwanese Internet writer | |
| 蔡甸 | see 蔡甸區|蔡甸区[Cai4 dian4 Qu1] | |
| 蔡襄 | Cai Xiang (1012-1067), Song calligrapher | |
| 蔡锷 | Cai E (1882–1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National … |
Sound family
These characters use 蔡 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蔡 sound part | a species of tortoise; surname | |
| 礤 | shredder, grater; grindstone |