Keyword
material
- timber
- stuff
- talent
- Frequency
- #852
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
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Mnemonic
木 (wood) gives the meaning and 才 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
材料
(raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
题材
subject matter
教材
teaching material
身材
stature; build (height and weight); figure
木材
wood
器材
equipment; material
素材
source material (in literature and art)
材
material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)
建材
building materials
棺材
coffin
原材料
raw and semifinished materials
钢材
steel (as raw material); steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc
材质
texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of)
食材
(food) ingredient
药材
medicinal ingredient
取材
to collect material
复合材料
composite material
板材
sheet materials (wood, metal, plastic etc)
材料科学
materials science
因材施教
(idiom) to teach in accordance with the student's aptitude; to tailor instruction to the individual student
高材生
top student; high achiever; student of outstanding ability
成材
to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect; (of a tree) to grow to full size; to become useful for timber
耗材
consumables; to consume raw materials
型材
extruded profile