适才

适
適
才
才
just now / a moment ago

Characters and words in 适才

适
kuò = ku + o4
see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]
适
適
shì = sh + Ø4
surname Shi
适 = 舌 + 辶 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) got some new gladiator sandals (辶), but in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) he finds that they don't fit (适) his feet. He does notice however that they fit (适) quite nicely his tongue (舌) if he sticks it into one of the sandals.
适
適
shì = sh + Ø4
to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue
适 = 舌 + 辶 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) got some new gladiator sandals (辶), but in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) he finds that they don't fit (适) his feet. He does notice however that they fit (适) quite nicely his tongue (舌) if he sticks it into one of the sandals.
才
cái = c + ai2
ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only
才 = 一 + 亅 + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: from "ability / talent", the special ability of X-ray vision.

The King of Chu (c) has been bitten by a X-ray tube and has gained the special ability (才) of X-ray vision. In the airplane's kitchen (ai2), he holds a banana (丿) in each hand; through his x-ray vision ability, he is able to see that in one of them there's a crowbar (亅) hidden, in the other one a flute (一).
才
纔
cái = c + ai2
(variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (before an expression of quantity) only

Words with 适才

适才 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 适才

适才 currently does not appear in any sentence.