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睬

cǎi

HSK 6 Character

What 睬 means

1. to pay attention
2. to take notice of
3. to care for

Other readings

睬 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• cǎivariant of {睬|cǎi}

Example sentences

• 凯特看了克里斯一眼，然后不理睬他，使他感到痛苦。
  Kǎitè kàn le Kèlǐsī yīyǎn, ránhòu bù lǐcǎi tā, shǐ tā gǎndào tòngkǔ.
  Kate glanced at Chris and then ignored him, making him feel miserable.

Words containing 睬

• 理睬lǐ cǎito heed; to pay attention to
• 不理不睬bù lǐ bù cǎito completely ignore (idiom); to pay no attention to…
• 瞅睬chǒu cǎito pay attention to
• 不加理睬bù jiā lǐ cǎiwithout giving due consideration; to ignore; to overlook
• 不瞅不睬bù chǒu bù cǎi(idiom) to ignore completely; to pay no attention to

Characters built on 采

These share the phonetic component 采 (cǎi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 彩cǎi(bright) color; variety; applause
• 菜càivegetable; greens; dish (of food); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
• 踩cǎito step on; to tread; to stamp

Characters that look like 睬

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 源yuánroot; source; origin
• 跪guìto kneel
• 睐làito glance; to look askance at
• 龈yíngums (of the teeth)
• 辗zhǎnused in 辗转
• 煅duànto calcine; variant of 锻

Sounds the same

Read cǎi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 彩(bright) color; variety; applause
• 采to pick; to pluck; to collect
• 踩to step on; to tread; to stamp
• 䌽variant of 彩