气色
Old HSK 6
气色 (qìsè) · complexion
气色 (qìsè) means “complexion; color”. It is written with 2 characters: 气 (air) + 色 (color). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 气色 is built
The characters
气 qì · air
What 气 is made of
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (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
你今天气色很好。Nǐ jīntiān qìsè hěn hǎo.You look well today.
他病好了，气色好多了。Tā bìng hǎo le, qìsè hǎo duō le.He's recovered and his color is much better.
Questions about 气色
What does 气色 mean?
气色 (qìsè) means “complexion; color”.
How do you pronounce 气色?
气色 is pronounced qìsè.
Which HSK level is 气色?
气色 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 空气kōngqìair
- 气温qìwēnair temperature
- 气候qìhòuclimate
- 力气lìqiphysical strength
- 暖气nuǎnqìheating
- 气球qìqiúballoon
- 勇气yǒngqìcourage
Learn 气色 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 143: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.