才干
Old HSK 6
才干 (cáigàn) · ability
才干 (cáigàn) means “ability; competence”. It is written with 2 characters: 才 (talent) + 干 (dry). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 才干 is built
The characters
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)
干 gān · dry
What 干 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A club or axe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他很有才干，大家都佩服他。Tā hěn yǒu cáigàn, dàjiā dōu pèifú tā.He is very capable and everyone admires him.
这个工作让她发挥了自己的才干。Zhège gōngzuò ràng tā fāhuī le zìjǐ de cáigàn.This job let her show her abilities.
Questions about 才干
What does 才干 mean?
才干 (cáigàn) means “ability; competence”.
How do you pronounce 才干?
才干 is pronounced cáigàn.
Which HSK level is 才干?
才干 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 刚才gāngcáijust now
- 才能cáinéngtalent
- 人才réncáitalented person
- 只有才zhǐyǒu…cáionly if … then …
- 天才tiāncáigenius
- 才cáitalent
- 干净gānjìngclean
- 干什么gànshénmewhat to do
- 干杯gānbēicheers!
- 干活儿gànhuórto work
Learn 才干 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.