材 cái timber
timber; material; stuff; talent
怎么记住“材”: 木 tree + 才 only just = timber. The old tree fell in the storm and has only just been cut into planks, and the neighbours already share the timber.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
材 = 木 tree + 才 only just
- 木 tree meaning
- 才 only just sound
The old tree fell in the storm and has only just been cut into planks, and the neighbours already share the timber.
How it came to be
The tree gives the meaning and the right part the sound: at first, a straight piece of timber.
用法
- Bound; material/timber/talent. 材料 (cáiliào) material(s), 木材 (mùcái) timber, 教材 (jiàocái) teaching materials.
- 材料 (cáiliào) covers physical stuff and also documents/information (准备材料, prepare the paperwork).
- 身材 (shēncái) = one's figure/build: 身材好 (shēncái hǎo) has a good figure; 题材 (tícái) = subject matter of a work.
含“材”的词语
- 材料cáiliàomaterialHSK 4
- 教材jiàocáiteaching materialHSK 5
- 身材shēncáistatureHSK 5
- 原材料yuáncáiliàoraw and semifinished materialsHSK 6
- 木材mùcáiwoodHSK 6
- 材质cáizhìtexture of timberHSK 6
- 题材tícáisubject matterHSK 6
- 取材qǔcáito collect materialHSK 7
- 药材yàocáimedicinal ingredientHSK 7
- 器材qìcáiequipmentHSK 8
- 棺材guāncaicoffinHSK 9
- 素材sùcáisource material (in literature and art)HSK 9
例句
- 木头是很好的建筑材料。 Mùtou shì hěn hǎo de jiànzhù cáiliào.Wood is a very good construction material.