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title: "Caihua Meaning: 才华 (cáihuá) Means “talent”"
description: "才华 (traditional 才華, cáihuá) means “talent; brilliance”. Hear its tones, see what 才 and 华 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caihua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 才华 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

才华 cáihuá

## talent; brilliance

## Its characters

1. 才 cái talent
2. 华 huá China

## In a sentence

她是一个很有才华的画家。 She is a very talented painter.

可是，**才华**并没有给他带来好运。

From [苏东坡：诗人和吃货 · Su Dongpo, poet and cook: the story behind Dongpo pork](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/su-dongpo-dongpo-pork-story#library-word-222-224)

[More about 才华](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%8D%E5%8D%8E)

## More words with 才 or 华

- [才能 cáinéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caineng)
- [繁华 fánhuá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanhua)
- [刚才 gāngcái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gangcai)
- [豪华 háohuá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haohua)
- [华丽 huálì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huali)
- [华人 huárén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaren)
- [华裔 huáyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayi)
- [人才 réncái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/rencai)
- [天才 tiāncái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiancai)
- [中华 zhōnghuá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhonghua)

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