采
cǎicài HSK3

gather, pick

采 (採) cǎi frequency
pick verb
to pick or pluck with the fingers, especially plants or flowers

她在园子里采了几朵花。

tā zài yuán​zi lǐ cǎi le jǐ duǒ huā.

She picked a few flowers in the garden.

gather verb
to collect, extract, or gather resources, data, or samples

那个老中医经常亲自去深山里采一些名贵的草药。

nà gè lǎo zhōng​yī jīng​cháng qīn​zì qù shēn​shān lǐ cǎi yī​xiē míng​guì de cǎo​yào.

That elderly doctor of traditional Chinese medicine often goes deep into the mountains to personally gather precious herbs.

select verb
to choose, select, or adopt an idea, method, or suggestion

只有采众家之长，我们才能不断进步。

zhǐ​yǒu cǎi zhòng​jiā zhī cháng, wǒ​men cái néng bù​duàn jìn​bù.

Only by drawing on the strengths of others can we make continuous progress.

采 cǎi
color noun
color, hue, or luster

这颗宝石在灯光下光采夺目。

zhè kē bǎo​shí zài dēng​guāng xià guāng​cǎi duó​mù.

This gem is dazzling under the lights.

appearance noun
facial expression, complexion, or demeanor

她的举止投足间都很有风采。

tā de jǔ​zhǐ tóu zú jiān dōu hěn yǒu fēng​cǎi.

There is elegance in her every move.

采 cài
fief noun
used in 采邑 cài​yì (fief) and 采地 cài​dì (feudal estate)

在周代，采邑是卿大夫的封地。

zài Zhōu​dài, cài​yì shì qīng​dà​fū de fēng​dì.

In the Zhou Dynasty, a fief was land granted to a high official.

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Frequency
Character
Written text
585th most common 356.3 per million
Movie subtitles
1,234th most common 67.3 per million appears in 30% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
7.99 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
33.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Traditional
埰採
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+91C7

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)