Read Edit View history 采 cǎicài HSK3 gather, pick Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a hand (爫) picking fruit from a tree (木). Pinyin Separate values with commas cǎi × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 采 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 埰 ×採 ×采 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 爫 is a component form of 爪. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 采 Simp strokes 采 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 采 Simp strokes 采 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 采 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 657, 793 ], [ 593, 807 ], [ 469, 739 ], [ 326, 690 ] ], [ [ 273, 635 ], [ 356, 568 ], [ 379, 525 ] ], [ [ 451, 662 ], [ 501, 608 ], [ 513, 581 ] ], [ [ 703, 709 ], [ 721, 687 ], [ 728, 667 ], [ 698, 635 ], [ 593, 549 ] ], [ [ 189, 369 ], [ 246, 361 ], [ 419, 393 ], [ 715, 431 ], [ 752, 429 ], [ 806, 413 ] ], [ [ 476, 507 ], [ 487, 501 ], [ 507, 468 ], [ 510, 247 ], [ 504, 37 ], [ 518, -43 ] ], [ [ 481, 377 ], [ 467, 362 ], [ 456, 328 ], [ 415, 272 ], [ 345, 196 ], [ 237, 113 ], [ 141, 65 ] ], [ [ 534, 383 ], [ 544, 359 ], [ 583, 310 ], [ 675, 214 ], [ 761, 139 ], [ 802, 118 ], [ 961, 80 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 546 812 Q 489 764 321 696 Q 315 687 322 684 Q 355 675 535 744 Q 595 771 647 779 Q 665 779 668 787 Q 672 797 661 809 Q 604 854 569 850 Q 562 847 561 836 Q 560 821 546 812 Z", "M 289 591 Q 320 560 352 521 Q 364 506 379 505 Q 389 504 397 517 Q 403 530 398 562 Q 391 602 290 639 Q 275 645 268 643 Q 262 640 263 627 Q 264 615 289 591 Z", "M 451 633 Q 481 579 504 565 Q 517 559 527 570 Q 536 580 536 596 Q 533 633 472 664 Q 471 665 470 665 Q 457 672 446 671 Q 440 671 441 659 Q 440 649 451 633 Z", "M 681 665 Q 663 641 587 555 Q 577 537 594 541 Q 616 553 723 616 Q 744 632 769 642 Q 791 652 781 671 Q 768 690 741 706 Q 717 721 703 719 Q 690 718 694 703 Q 695 684 681 665 Z", "M 535 389 Q 616 399 791 399 Q 810 400 816 408 Q 820 420 804 434 Q 750 471 714 463 Q 644 447 532 427 L 485 419 Q 482 420 480 419 Q 348 400 192 378 Q 171 377 187 359 Q 218 331 257 340 Q 347 364 453 379 L 535 389 Z", "M 532 427 Q 533 454 536 470 Q 537 482 531 488 Q 507 507 489 516 Q 477 519 468 512 Q 462 508 470 499 Q 479 486 485 419 L 486 334 Q 492 160 472 56 Q 463 16 496 -32 Q 508 -51 516 -54 Q 526 -55 532 -42 Q 542 -11 539 19 Q 530 217 530 353 L 532 427 Z", "M 453 379 Q 447 357 427 329 Q 369 247 304 192 Q 250 143 138 72 Q 122 60 137 58 Q 147 55 186 71 Q 247 90 303 132 Q 418 220 479 322 Q 482 329 486 334 C 521 393 468 422 453 379 Z", "M 530 353 Q 720 95 772 78 Q 860 65 945 71 Q 966 72 967 77 Q 971 84 955 91 Q 772 182 760 190 Q 688 235 540 383 Q 537 387 535 389 C 515 411 500 393 530 353 Z" ] } 8 strokes 采 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 657, 793 ], [ 593, 807 ], [ 469, 739 ], [ 326, 690 ] ], [ [ 273, 635 ], [ 356, 568 ], [ 379, 525 ] ], [ [ 451, 662 ], [ 501, 608 ], [ 513, 581 ] ], [ [ 703, 709 ], [ 721, 687 ], [ 728, 667 ], [ 698, 635 ], [ 593, 549 ] ], [ [ 189, 369 ], [ 246, 361 ], [ 419, 393 ], [ 715, 431 ], [ 752, 429 ], [ 806, 413 ] ], [ [ 476, 507 ], [ 487, 501 ], [ 507, 468 ], [ 510, 247 ], [ 504, 37 ], [ 518, -43 ] ], [ [ 481, 377 ], [ 467, 362 ], [ 456, 328 ], [ 415, 272 ], [ 345, 196 ], [ 237, 113 ], [ 141, 65 ] ], [ [ 534, 383 ], [ 544, 359 ], [ 583, 310 ], [ 675, 214 ], [ 761, 139 ], [ 802, 118 ], [ 961, 80 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 546 812 Q 489 764 321 696 Q 315 687 322 684 Q 355 675 535 744 Q 595 771 647 779 Q 665 779 668 787 Q 672 797 661 809 Q 604 854 569 850 Q 562 847 561 836 Q 560 821 546 812 Z", "M 289 591 Q 320 560 352 521 Q 364 506 379 505 Q 389 504 397 517 Q 403 530 398 562 Q 391 602 290 639 Q 275 645 268 643 Q 262 640 263 627 Q 264 615 289 591 Z", "M 451 633 Q 481 579 504 565 Q 517 559 527 570 Q 536 580 536 596 Q 533 633 472 664 Q 471 665 470 665 Q 457 672 446 671 Q 440 671 441 659 Q 440 649 451 633 Z", "M 681 665 Q 663 641 587 555 Q 577 537 594 541 Q 616 553 723 616 Q 744 632 769 642 Q 791 652 781 671 Q 768 690 741 706 Q 717 721 703 719 Q 690 718 694 703 Q 695 684 681 665 Z", "M 535 389 Q 616 399 791 399 Q 810 400 816 408 Q 820 420 804 434 Q 750 471 714 463 Q 644 447 532 427 L 485 419 Q 482 420 480 419 Q 348 400 192 378 Q 171 377 187 359 Q 218 331 257 340 Q 347 364 453 379 L 535 389 Z", "M 532 427 Q 533 454 536 470 Q 537 482 531 488 Q 507 507 489 516 Q 477 519 468 512 Q 462 508 470 499 Q 479 486 485 419 L 486 334 Q 492 160 472 56 Q 463 16 496 -32 Q 508 -51 516 -54 Q 526 -55 532 -42 Q 542 -11 539 19 Q 530 217 530 353 L 532 427 Z", "M 453 379 Q 447 357 427 329 Q 369 247 304 192 Q 250 143 138 72 Q 122 60 137 58 Q 147 55 186 71 Q 247 90 303 132 Q 418 220 479 322 Q 482 329 486 334 C 521 393 468 422 453 379 Z", "M 530 353 Q 720 95 772 78 Q 860 65 945 71 Q 966 72 967 77 Q 971 84 955 91 Q 772 182 760 190 Q 688 235 540 383 Q 537 387 535 389 C 515 411 500 393 530 353 Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.