Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 财, 彩(Chinese) Other Forms FormsCái, Cǎi (Pinyin) Meaning & History Derived from the Chinese character 财 (cái) meaning "wealth; valuable; riches; money" or 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour; literary or artistic talent" but also "applause; cheer".Other characters combinations are also possible.