The Chinese Radical: 才


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Meaning
talent    才

Explanation When the big 大 person balances on one foot, he is talented. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)

Used in these characters:
HSK 1
to exist, (located) at, (to be) in, in the middle of doing sth
zài
Outside: var. of talent 才 (If the big 大 man balances on one foot, he is talented.), bottom: earth 土
The talents on earth exist in being ..  
HSK 3
talent, just now, not until
cái

When the big 大 person balances on one foot, he is talented.  
HSK 4
material, timber, ability
cái
Left: tree 木, right: talent, skills 才 (If the big man 大 balances on one foot, he is talented.)
Use a tree and your talent to make: timber. (Or: Wood with 'talent', [= good properties] is used as construction timber.)  
HSK 4
exist, deposit, store, keep, survive
cún
Left: var. of talent 才 (If the big man 大 balances on one foot, he is talented.), right: child 子 (.. with an emphasized head 乛, body 丿 and two help-seeking arms 一)
With his talent, the child can exist and survive.  
HSK 5
to close, stop up, shut, obstruct

Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: talent/years of age 才 (If the big man 大 balances on one foot, he is talented, but here: he kicks) [Or: key ノ in a keyhole ナ]
The person kicks against the gate, because it is closed.  
HSK 5
regiment, corporation, group, round, circular
tuán
Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: talent 才 (If the big man 大 balances on one foot, he is talented.)
If you have your talents within the enclosure, you form a round regiment.  
HSK 5
to recommend, grass, straw mat
jiàn
Top: plant, grass 艹, bottom: exist 存 (With this talent 才 the child 子 can exist.)
Grass exists and [I recommend its use] as a straw mat.  
HSK 5
wealth, money, riches, property, valuables
cái
Left: shell/money 贝/貝, right: talent 才 (If the big man 大 balances on one foot, he is talented.)
With money and talent you create wealth.  
no HSK
stubble land after crop has been taken, an opportunity
chá
Top: plant 艹, bottom: to exist, (located) at 在 (The talents 才 on earth 土 exist in doing ...) [talent 才 = when the big man 大 balances on one foot.]
(New) plants can exist here: on the stubble land.  

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