财cái
riches, wealth, valuables. 7 strokes, radical 贝, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 财
Strokes 1–4 write 贝, then strokes 5–7 write 才.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 财 · the stroke-order rules
What 财 is made of
贝 (bèi, sea shell) and 才 (cái, ability).
贝 carries the meaning — money — and 才 carries the sound.
Words that use 财
| 财产 | property, assets 一个人合法拥有的钱财和东西 法律严格保护公民的合法财产。The law strictly protects citizens' lawful property. Lesson 254, 商务资产与物产流通 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 财富 | wealth, riches 非常有价值的钱财或资源 这份文物成为宝贵的精神财富。This relic became a precious form of cultural wealth. Lesson 256, 诚信经营与时代浪潮 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 理财 | to manage money, financial planning 指打理钱财、安排收支 礼堂里举行理财讲座，主讲人很有影响力。A talk on money management was held in the assembly hall. Lesson 613, 礼堂理财 · 驰骛四方与格物明理 · Broad Horizons & Rational Discernment |
Characters that share the sound part 才
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 贝
All 27 of them, and what the radical means, on the 贝 radical page.