柴(chái)

HSK 510 strokes

surname Chai

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Character information

Pinyin
chái
Meaning
surname Chai
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 柴 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱此木

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (wood); 此 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

此cǐ木mù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 柴 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 柴

Common words using 柴 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

huǒ火chái柴
HSK 5

match (for lighting fire)

Open 火柴 page →
pǐ劈chái柴

to chop firewood; to split logs

Open 劈柴 page →
fèi废chái柴

(Cantonese) (coll.) good-for-nothing; loser

Open 废柴 page →
yǐn引chái柴

kindling (to light a fire)

Open 引柴 page →
gān干chái柴liè烈huǒ火

(idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)

Open 干柴烈火 page →
mù木chái柴

firewood

Open 木柴 page →
chái柴yóu油

diesel fuel

Open 柴油 page →
chái柴yóu油jī机

diesel engine

Open 柴油机 page →

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 柴’s common words

火劈废引干烈木油

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