| 秀才 |
xiù cai |
a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent |
| 秀 |
xiù |
(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful / (bound form) superior; excellent / (loanword) show / (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears |
| 才 |
cái |
ability; talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only |
| 才 |
cái |
(variant of 才) just now / (variant of 才) (before an expression of quantity) only |