偲 (cāi) - talented & capable

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cāi ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

健傲

偲 · cāi

talented;

capable;

to urge;

to encourage;

to be full of virtue

talentedcapableto urge

Usage highlights

talented and virtuousmutual urging among friendsfull of talentvirtuous friendencouraging each other

Synonyms

  • 才— talent, ability
  • 能— capable, able
  • 贤— virtuous, worthy

Antonyms

  • 庸— mediocre, ordinary
  • 拙— clumsy, unskilled

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He is talented and virtuous (其人美且偲).
  • Friends should urge each other towards goodness (朋友切切偲偲).
  • The ancient text describes him as capable (古籍中形容他才能偲偲).

Collocations

  • talented and virtuous(美且偲)
  • mutual urging among friends(切切偲偲)
  • full of talent(才偲)
  • virtuous friend(偲友)
  • encouraging each other(互相偲勉)

Idioms

  • Friends earnestly admonishing each other(切切偲偲)
  • Describing both beauty and talent(美且偲)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in the Classic of Poetry (《诗经》) describing a person with both beauty and talent.
  • In Confucian context, represents the ideal of mutual improvement among friends.
  • Rare in modern usage but retains classical literary appeal.

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