The Chinese Radical: 才


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Meaning
talent    才

Explanation When the big person balances on one foot, he is talented. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting , sitting cross-legged , lying , kneeling , skilled, bending ,, slumped or husband )

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

When the big person balances on one foot, he is talented.  
JLPT HSK 4
material, timber, ability
cái
Left: tree , right: talent, skills (If the big man 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.)  
JLPT HSK 4
exist, deposit, store, keep, survive
cún
Left: var. of talent (If the big man balances on one foot, he is talented.), right: child (.. with an emphasized head , body 丿 and two help-seeking arms )
With his talent, the child can exist and survive.  
JLPT HSK 5
to close, stop up, shut, obstruct

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

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