Meaning
(surname); firewood
Chinese: 柴火，也可作姓氏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chai” becomes a different word in each tone. 柴 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 火柴huǒ cháimatch (for lighting fire)
- 柴油chái yóudiesel fuel
- 柴门chái ménlit. woodcutter's family; humble background; poor family background
- 打柴dǎ cháito chop firewood; to gather firewood
- 柴车chái chēsimple and crude cart (or chariot)
Example Sentence
他从山上捡回了一捆干柴。Tā cóng shān shàng jiǎn huí le yì kǔn gān chái.He picked up a bundle of dry firewood from the mountain.
他Tāhe从cóngfrom山shānmountain上shàngon捡jiǎnto pick up回huíHui ethnic group (Chinese 了le(completed action)一yìone捆kǔna bunch干gāndry柴cháifirewood。