Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 才 represents the sound.
Components
木 Meaning component
mù tree
Notes
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Historical Evolution
材
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
材
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
材
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
材
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
材
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
材
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
材
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
材
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
材
Regular
Modern
Chinese
材 [cái]
material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)
Japanese
noun
- wood; lumber; timber
- (raw) material; stuff
- talent; ability; capable person
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
材 もとき
Motoki unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (89)
材料 [cáiliào] #3,042
material
身材 [shēncái] #3,050
stature
棺材 [guāncai] #3,992
coffin
题材 [tícái] #11,641
subject matter
题材 [tícái] #11,641
subject matter
教材 [jiàocái] #27,983
teaching material
器材 [qìcái] #10,545
equipment
木材 [mùcái] #12,073
wood
建材 [jiàncái] #28,959
building materials
原材料 [yuáncáiliào] #32,057
raw materials
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 材料 [ざいりょう] #2,440
materials
⭐ 素材 [そざい] #3,420
ingredient
⭐ 食材 [しょくざい] #4,182
foodstuff
⭐ 取材 [しゅざい] #4,926
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.)
⭐ 人材 [じんざい] #5,053
capable person
⭐ 機材 [きざい] #10,759
machinery and materials
⭐ 木材 [もくざい] #11,548
lumber
⭐ 資材 [しざい] #13,942
(raw) material
⭐ 題材 [だいざい] #17,821
subject
⭐ 材質 [ざいしつ] #18,257
material
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