才 cái — ability; talent; sb of a certain type

A way to remember it

A shoot just breaking the surface, with the ground as the crossing stroke. Potential is the old sense, talent the modern one — and 才 also means only just, which is the same idea in time.

A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.

Draft — written with AI help and not yet read by a person. What that means.