裁(cái): to cut out (as a dress)
HSK 512 strokes
to cut out (as a dress)
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Character information
- Pinyin
- cái
- Meaning
- to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 裁 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 裁 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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