天才
Old HSK 6
天才 (tiāncái) · genius
天才 (tiāncái) means “genius; talent”. It is written with 2 characters: 天 (day) + 才 (talent). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 天才 is built
The characters
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
才 cái · talent
What 才 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: A sprout growing in the ground, representing a budding talent (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是一个音乐天才。Tā shì yí gè yīnyuè tiāncái.He is a musical genius.
天才也需要努力。Tiāncái yě xūyào nǔlì.Even a genius needs to work hard.
Questions about 天才
What does 天才 mean?
天才 (tiāncái) means “genius; talent”.
How do you pronounce 天才?
天才 is pronounced tiāncái.
Which HSK level is 天才?
天才 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
- 昨天zuótiānyesterday
- 春天chūntiānspring (season)
Learn 天才 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 178: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.