採 [采] cǎi
verb
: to collect; to cull; to pick; to pluck; to select; to choose; to gather
: bright colors
採る | とる toru
godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to adopt (measure, proposal)
: to pick (e.g. fruit); to catch (e.g. insects); to take (e.g. a sample)
: to assume (attitude)
: to take on (i.e. hire); to engage
採れる | とれる toreru
ichidan verb
: to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be mined
: to be able to collect; to be able to mine
採り入れる | とりいれる toriireru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to harvest; to reap
: to take in; to gather in
: to adopt
[採] 采 | さい sai OR さえ sae
noun
: dice; die
: baton (of command)
採[采]取 cai3qu3: to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
[採取 | さいしゅ saishuu: picking; collecting; harvesting]
採[采]用 cai3yong4: to adopt; to employ; to use
[採用 | さいよう saiyou: use; adoption; acceptance
: appointment; employment; engagement]
採購[采购] cai3gou4: to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
採訪[采访] cai3fang3: to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover
採納[采纳] cai3na4: to accept; to adopt
開採[开采] kai1cai3: to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine
回採[采] hui2cai3: stoping (excavating ore using stepped terraces); to extract ore; extraction; to pull back
風採[采] feng1cai3: svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing
[風采 | ふうさい fuusai: appearance; air; mien; getup]
Japanese expression
采配を振る OR 采配を振るう | さいはいをふる OR さいはいをふるう saihai o furu(u)
: to lead; to direct; to take command (coll)
: to wield a baton; to swing a baton
風采が上がらない | ふうさいがあがらない fuusai ga agaranai
: making a poor appearance
Chinese idiom
採花大盜 [采花大盗] cai3 hua1 da4 dao4
: lit. flower thief; fig. rapist
採蘭贈芍 [采兰赠芍] cai3 lan2 zeng4 shao2
: lit. pick orchids and present peonies; fig. presents between lovers
会意 Associative Compound.
Hand 爫 (zhao: claw; radical 87) plucking fruits from a
tree 木 (mu4: tree)
Through this character seems to be composed of “claws” over “tree,” it is found in dictionaries under the “sift” radical. The “claws” are supposed to represent a hand picking fruit from a tree, whence “to cull.” The meaning “bright colors” is by sound-loan.
形声 Pictophonetic.
扌 (shou3: hand; radical 64) suggests the meaning while
采 (cai3: collect; gather) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
采
Look-alike:
Historical Variant
釆 bian4: to sift, distinguish
Old Variant of:
埰 [采] cai4: fief; allotment to a feudal noble
[on: さい sai OR さえ sae]
Simplified form is 采.
Variant:
彩 cai3: bright color; ; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize
[kun: いろどる irodoru, いろどり irodori
on: さい sai]
Examples:
明天我們去採玫瑰花和漿果。
ming2tian1 wo3men qu4 cai3 mei2gui1hua1 he2 jing1guo3.
We are picking roses and berries tomorrow.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
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