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色彩 (sè cǎi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

色彩 (sè cǎi) is a Chinese word: color. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 色彩

名 míng noun

color

秋天的色彩非常美丽。

qiū tiān de sè cǎi fēi cháng měi lì

The colors of autumn are very beautiful.

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Word breakdown

色 sè — color, hue

Words with this character (23)
  • 1 白色 bái sè — white HSK 2
    • 白 white (the color concept)
    • 色 color (specifies it refers to the color)
    Example

    她今天穿了一件白色的衣服。

    tā jīn tiān chuān le yī jiàn bái sè de yī fu

    She wore a white piece of clothing today.

  • 2 红色 hóng sè — red HSK 2
    • 红 red (the color hue)
    • 色 color
    Example

    她穿着红色的裙子。

    tā chuān zhe hóng sè de qún zi

    She's wearing a red skirt.

  • 3 绿色 lǜ sè — green HSK 2
    • 绿 green (the color itself)
    • 色 color (makes it a noun referring to the color/shade)
    Example

    春天来了，树叶变成了绿色。

    chūn tiān lái le shù yè biàn chéng le lǜ sè

    Spring has come, and the tree leaves have turned green.

  • 4 颜色 yán sè — color HSK 2
    • 颜 appearance, countenance (contributes to visual aspect)
    • 色 color, hue (core meaning)
    Example

    这朵花的颜色很漂亮。

    zhè duǒ huā de yán sè hěn piào liang

    The color of this flower is very beautiful.

  • 5 黑色 hēi sè — black HSK 2
    • 黑 black (the color)
    • 色 color
    Example

    他穿着黑色的衣服。

    tā chuān zhe hēi sè de yī fu

    He is wearing black clothes.

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  • 6 黄色 huáng sè — yellow HSK 3
    • 黄 yellow (the hue)
    • 色 color
    Example

    她穿了一件黄色的衣服。

    tā chuān le yī jiàn huáng sè de yī fu

    She wore a yellow piece of clothing.

  • 7 景色 jǐng sè — scenery HSK 4
    • 景 scene, view
    • 色 color, appearance
    Example

    这里的景色很美。

    zhè lǐ de jǐng sè hěn měi

    The scenery here is very beautiful.

  • 8 五颜六色 wǔ yán liù sè — colorful, multicolored HSK 5
    • 五 five (representing many/various)
    • 颜 color, hue
    • 六 six (representing many/various)
    • 色 color, shade
    Example

    花园里的花朵五颜六色，非常美丽。

    huā yuán lǐ de huā duǒ wǔ yán liù sè fēi cháng měi lì

    The flowers in the garden are colorful and very beautiful.

  • 9 出色 chū sè — outstanding HSK 5
    • 出 to exceed, to stand out
    • 色 quality, appearance
    Example

    她的表现非常出色。

    tā de biǎo xiàn fēi cháng chū sè

    Her performance was outstanding.

  • 10 彩色 cǎi sè — colored HSK 5
    • 彩 color, variegated
    • 色 color, hue
    Example

    彩色铅笔很好用。

    cǎi sè qiān bǐ hěn hǎo yòng

    Colored pencils are very useful.

  • 11 灰色 huī sè — gray HSK 5
    Example

    他穿着一件灰色的外套。

    tā chuān zhe yī jiàn huī sè de wài tào

    He is wearing a gray coat.

  • 12 特色 tè sè — characteristic HSK 5
    • 特 special, distinctive, unique
    • 色 feature, characteristic, quality
    Example

    这家餐厅的特色菜是北京烤鸭。

    zhè jiā cān tīng de tè sè cài shì Běi jīng kǎo yā

    This restaurant's specialty dish is Peking duck.

  • 13 脸色 liǎn sè — complexion, facial expression HSK 5
    • 脸 face
    • 色 color, appearance
    Example

    她今天脸色不太好。

    tā jīn tiān liǎn sè bù tài hǎo

    She doesn't look well today.

  • 14 角色 jué sè — role HSK 5
    • 角 role, part (in performance)
    • 色 character, appearance (theatrical sense)
    Example

    他在电影中扮演一个重要角色。

    tā zài diàn yǐng zhōng bàn yǎn yí gè zhòng yào jué sè

    He plays an important role in the movie.

  • 15 棕色 zōng sè — brown HSK 6
    • 棕 palm tree/palm fiber; contributes the brown shade
    • 色 color; indicates this is a color term
    Example

    他穿着一件棕色的外套。

    tā chuān zhe yī jiàn zōng sè de wài tào

    He's wearing a brown coat.

  • 16 形形色色 xíng xíng sè sè — all kinds of HSK 7
    • 形 form, shape (first instance for emphasis)
    • 形 form, shape (repeated for emphasis and completeness)
    • 色 color, type, variety (first instance for emphasis)
    • 色 color, type, variety (repeated for emphasis and completeness)
    Example

    街上有形形色色的人。

    jiē shàng yǒu xíng xíng sè sè de rén

    There are all kinds of people on the street.

  • 17 有声有色 yǒu shēng yǒu sè — vivid and dramatic HSK 7
    • 有 to have (first part of parallel structure)
    • 声 sound, voice (auditory element)
    • 有 to have (second part of parallel structure)
    • 色 color (visual element)
    Example

    他讲故事总是有声有色，大家都爱听。

    tā jiǎng gù shi zǒng shì yǒu shēng yǒu sè dà jiā dōu ài tīng

    He always tells stories vividly and dramatically, everyone loves to listen.

  • 18 本色 běn sè — true nature, true colors HSK 7
    • 本 original, fundamental, inherent
    • 色 color, appearance, character, quality
    Example

    他终于露出了本色。

    tā zhōng yú lù chū le běn sè

    He finally showed his true colors.

  • 19 气色 qì sè — complexion HSK 7
    • 气 vital energy, health status
    • 色 color, appearance
    Example

    你今天气色很好。

    nǐ jīn tiān qì sè hěn hǎo

    You look well today.

  • 20 物色 wù sè — to look for HSK 7
    • 物 thing, object, person (being sought)
    • 色 to examine, to observe (appearance)
    Example

    公司正在物色新的经理。

    gōng sī zhèng zài wù sè xīn de jīng lǐ

    The company is looking for a new manager.

  • 21 眼色 yǎn sè — hint (with eyes) HSK 7
    • 眼 eye (the organ used to give the signal)
    • 色 expression/look (the appearance or signal conveyed)
    Example

    他给我使了个眼色，让我别说话。

    tā gěi wǒ shǐ le gè yǎn sè ràng wǒ bié shuō huà

    He gave me a hint with his eyes, telling me not to speak.

  • 22 绘声绘色 huì shēng huì sè — vividly and dramatically HSK 7
    • 绘 to depict, to paint
    • 声 sound, voice
    • 绘 to depict, to paint
    • 色 color, visual appearance
    Example

    他绘声绘色地讲述了那次冒险经历。

    tā huì shēng huì sè de jiǎng shù le nà cì mào xiǎn jīng lì

    He vividly and dramatically recounted that adventure.

  • 23 逊色 xùn sè — inferior to HSK 7
    • 逊 inferior, to yield to, to be less than
    • 色 quality, appearance, standard
    Example

    新产品的质量并不逊色于进口产品。

    xīn chǎn pǐn de zhì liàng bìng bù xùn sè yú jìn kǒu chǎn pǐn

    The quality of the new product is not inferior to imported products.

彩 cǎi — colorfulness, brilliance

Words with this character (10)
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  • 6 光彩 guāng cǎi — luster HSK 7
    • 光 light, brightness, radiance
    • 彩 color, splendor, brilliance
    Example

    她的成就为家族增添了光彩。

    tā de chéng jiù wèi jiā zú zēng tiān le guāng cǎi

    Her achievements added luster to the family.

  • 7 剪彩 jiǎn cǎi — cut the ribbon HSK 7
    • 剪 cut, to cut with scissors
    • 彩 colored ribbon, ceremonial silk
    Example

    市长为新图书馆剪彩。

    shì zhǎng wèi xīn tú shū guǎn jiǎn cǎi

    The mayor cut the ribbon for the new library.

  • 8 喝彩 hè cǎi — to cheer, to applaud HSK 7
    • 喝 to shout, to call out loudly
    • 彩 acclaim, applause, praise
    Example

    观众为运动员的精彩表现喝彩。

    guān zhòng wèi yùn dòng yuán de jīng cǎi biǎo xiàn hè cǎi

    The audience cheered for the athlete's excellent performance.

  • 9 张灯结彩 zhāng dēng jié cǎi — to hang lanterns and festoons HSK 7
    • 张 to hang up, to display
    • 灯 lanterns, lamps
    • 结 to tie, to fasten
    • 彩 colored decorations, festoons
    Example

    春节期间，家家户户张灯结彩，喜气洋洋。

    chūn jié qī jiān jiā jiā hù hù zhāng dēng jié cǎi xǐ qì yáng yáng

    During the Spring Festival, every household hangs lanterns and festoons, full of joy and happiness.

  • 10 精彩纷呈 jīng cǎi fēn chéng — splendid and varied HSK 7
    • 精 excellent, refined quality
    • 彩 splendor, brilliance
    • 纷 numerous, diverse, in profusion
    • 呈 to present, to display, to show
    Example

    晚会节目精彩纷呈，让人目不暇接。

    wǎn huì jié mù jīng cǎi fēn chéng ràng rén mù bù xiá jiē

    The evening gala performances were splendid and varied, leaving the audience overwhelmed.

Structure & writing
1 色 sè — color; visual impression produced by light emitted or reflected from objects
色 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 4
绝 jué to sever; to cut off
HSK 6
艳 yàn bright and colorful; vivid and beautiful

consists of

1.1 ⺈ xiàng — knife/blade radical
⺈ is a component in 8 characters
HSK 2
色 sè color; visual impression produced by light emitted or reflected from objects
HSK 3
角 jiǎo horn (hard growth on an animal's head, typically long, curved, and pointed)
HSK 4
免 miǎn to remove; to eliminate 危 wēi unsafe, dangerous (opposite of 安) 尔 ěr (lit.) you (second-person pronoun) 象 xiàng elephant (the large mammal) 负 fù to carry on one's back
HSK 6
龟 guī turtle; tortoise (reptile with a hard shell, short limbs, and retractable head and limbs)
1.2 巴 bā — to hope for; to long for; to expect
Xpinyin
巴 is a component in 9 characters
HSK 1
吧 ba sentence-final particle softening tone of imperatives; expressing suggestion, consultation, command, or request 爸 bà (colloq.) dad; father
HSK 2
色 sè color; visual impression produced by light emitted or reflected from objects
HSK 3
把 bǎ to hold; to grasp 爬 pá to crawl; to creep (of insects, reptiles, or people moving on hands and feet)
HSK 5
肥 féi fat; containing much fat (opposite of 'lean'; generally not used for people except in 肥胖, 减肥)
HSK 7
疤 bā scar left after a wound or sore heals 芭 bā see 芭蕉, a herbaceous plant with broad leaves; its fruit, similar to a banana, is edible 靶 bǎ target used for shooting practice

Stroke order

2 彩 cǎi — various colors; color

彩 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 采 cǎi — to pick (flowers, leaves, or fruit)
采 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 1
菜 cài vegetable; plant used as a side dish
HSK 4
彩 cǎi various colors; color
HSK 6
踩 cǎi to step on; to tread on
HSK 7
睬 cǎi to pay attention to; to take notice of
2.2 彡 shān — stripes, markings, decorative pattern
彡 is a component in 11 characters
HSK 1
影 yǐng shadow; silhouette formed when an object blocks light; vague image or impression
HSK 2
颜 yán facial expression; countenance
HSK 3
参 cān to join; to participate (in an activity) 衫 shān upper garment, unlined jacket 须 xū must; necessary (auxiliary verb)
HSK 4
修 xiū to decorate and tidy up, making neat and attractive 彩 cǎi various colors; color
HSK 5
形 xíng appearance; shape 珍 zhēn treasure; precious thing
HSK 7
彬 bīn refined and cultured (see "彬彬") 彰 zhāng obvious; prominent

Stroke order