採 (coi2 | cai3) : pluck; gather; adopt; excavate

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採

coi2

cai3

[1] pluck; pick
[2] gather; collect
[3] adopt; select
[4] excavate; dig for

采 is also a traditional character with different meanings.

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

採 / 采

This word has been viewed 6584 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Oct 2010 02:09

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採訪人員 coi2 fong2 jan4 jyun4 cai3 fang3 ren2 yuan2 = correspondent; reporter

採集 coi2 zaap6 cai3 ji2 = to gather; to collect

採購 coi2 kau3 cai3 gou4 = to purchase (esp. for a firm or an organisation)

採訪 coi2 fong2 cai3 fang3 = to cover (a story; a news item)

採納 coi2 naap6 cai3 na4 = to accept; to adopt

採用 coi2 jung6 cai3 yong4 = to use; to employ; to adopt

採取 coi2 ceoi2 cai3 qu3 = to take; to carry out; to adopt

採訪記者 coi2 fong2 gei3 ze2 cai3 fang3 ji4 zhe3 = investigative reporter

採取措施 coi2 ceoi2 cou3 si1 cai3 qu3 cuo4 shi1 = to adopt a measure

採買 coi2 maai5 cai3 mai3 = purchase; buy
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Decimal representation of this word: 採
Unicode code for this character: U+63a1 (off-site link)

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