Meaning of 猜
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to guess
How to use 猜
猜 is a common everyday verb for guessing, often used alone in speech, as in 你猜 (nǐ cāi), "guess what." It also forms words like 猜中 (cāizhòng, to guess right) and 猜谜 (cāimí, to solve a riddle). Example: 你猜我今天见到谁了？(Nǐ cāi wǒ jīntiān jiàndào shéi le?) Guess who I saw today?
猜 has the dog radical 犭 on the left and 青 (qīng) on the right. Picture a dog sniffing around, trying to guess where the treat is hidden, while 青 hints at the sound.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 请 or 情 by mistake, since 猜 shares 青 with them. Remember the left side is the dog radical 犭, not 讠 or 忄. Also keep the first tone: cāi, not cǎi like 踩 or 彩.
猜 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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猜 cāi · to guess · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 猜.
| 猜测 | cāicè | to guess; to conjecture |
| 猜想 | cāixiǎng | to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) conjecture; hypothesis |
| 猜谜 | cāimí | to answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence) |
| 猜中 | cāizhòng | to guess correctly; to figure out the right answer |
| 猜疑 | cāiyí | to suspect; to have misgivings |
| 瞎猜 | xiācāi | to make a wild guess; blind guess |
| 猜拳 | cāiquán | finger-guessing game; rock-paper-scissors game |
Questions about 猜
What does 猜 mean?
猜 (cāi) means "to guess" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 猜?
猜 is made of 1 character: 猜 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 猜 an HSK word?
Yes. 猜 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 猜 and 猜测?
猜 is short and casual, used a lot in conversation and games. 猜测 (cāicè) is more formal and is used for conjecture or speculation in writing or serious discussion.
Can 猜 mean to suspect someone?
On its own 猜 usually just means to guess. To express suspicion or distrust, use 猜疑 (cāiyí), as in 他们互相猜疑 (tāmen hùxiāng cāiyí), they suspect each other.