The character 猜 — “guess”: how to write it and what it means

猜
cāi

guess

11 strokes · HSK 4 · word page

The Chinese character 猜 is read cāi and means “guess”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.

Stroke order: how to write 猜

猜 has 11 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.

To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 猜, with strokes to trace and empty squares.

Words with 猜

Frequently asked questions

How do you write the character 猜?

猜 has 11 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.

What does 猜 mean?

猜 means “guess”. It appears in 猜测 (“guess”).

How do you pronounce 猜?

猜 is read cāi. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.

How many strokes does 猜 have?

11 strokes.

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More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.

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