彩色
HSK 3 (2021)
彩色 (cǎisè) · colored
彩色 (cǎisè) means “colored; in color”. It is written with 2 characters: 彩 (color) + 色 (color). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 彩色 is built
The characters
彩 cǎi · color
What 彩 is made of
- 采cǎi — to collect
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 彡 gives the meaning, 采 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
色 sè · color
What 色 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: What a person ⺈ desires 巴 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我想买彩色的笔。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi cǎisè de bǐ.I want to buy colored pens.
这张照片是彩色的吗？Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn shì cǎisè de ma?Is this photo in color?
Questions about 彩色
What does 彩色 mean?
彩色 (cǎisè) means “colored; in color”.
How do you pronounce 彩色?
彩色 is pronounced cǎisè.
Which HSK level is 彩色?
彩色 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 精彩jīngcǎiwonderful
- 色彩sècǎicolor
- 彩虹cǎihóngrainbow
- 彩票cǎipiàolottery ticket
- 光彩guāngcǎiluster
- 剪彩jiǎncǎito cut the ribbon (at an opening)
- 白色báisèwhite
- 黑色hēisèblack
- 红色hóngsèred
- 黄色huángsèyellow
Learn 彩色 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.