纔 (coi4 | cai2 ) : a moment ago; only; not until

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纔

coi4

cai2

[1] a moment ago; just; only just
[2] only (usually followed by a particular amount, number, age, etc)
[3] not until; only when; then and only then

Due to the complicated strokes, the traditional form 纔 is being wholly replaced by the simplified form 才 even in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Stroke count: 23

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

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

纔 / 才

This word has been viewed 3250 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Jan 2010 10:30

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剛纔 gong1 coi4 gang1 cai2 = a moment ago; just recently

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你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

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Decimal representation of this word: 纔
Unicode code for this character: U+7e94 (off-site link)

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