猜

• 拼音: cāi
• 汉字拆解: 猜 = 犭 (dog radical) + 青 (phonetic component)

含义

To guess; to speculate; to conjecture.

Used for making guesses about unknown information, playing guessing games, or speculating about someone's intentions. Common in casual conversation and games like 猜谜语 (riddles).

例句

1. 你猜猜看今天谁会来参加聚会。
2. 我猜他大概是遇到交通堵塞了才迟到的。
3. 别让我猜了，直接告诉我答案吧。

用法指南

语境: games, everyday, conversation

语气: casual

正确说法

• 让我猜一猜。(Let me guess.)
• 你猜怎么着？(Guess what?)

错误说法

• 在正式场合用'猜'代替'推测'或'估计' (Don't use 猜 in formal contexts — use 推测 or 估计 instead)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic character: 犭 (dog radical) + 青 (phonetic), though the original meaning connection is unclear.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal