Memory phrase for the character: 蔡

蔡

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Meaning

surname Cai

Pronunciation

cài

Explanation

Top: plant /grass 艹, bottom: sacrifice 祭 (The body 月/肉 is put by hand

on the altar 示 as a sacrifice)

Mnemonic

Plants are sacrificed by the family: Cai.

Radicals

艹	grass, plant	Grass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
祭	to sacrifice	The meat 肉/月 is placed by a hand 又 on the altar 示 (= to show) during the: Sacrifice.

Vocabulary

蔡元培	Cài Yuán péi	Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), liberal educationalist, studied in Germany, President of Beijing University 1917-19, minister of education for Guomindang
蔡锷	Cài è	Cai E (1882-1916), originator of the National protection army of 1915
蔡襄	Cài Xiāng	Cai Xiang (1012-1067), Song calligrapher
蔡襄	Cài Xiāng

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