白色
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
白色 (báisè) · white
白色 (báisè) means “white”. It is written with 2 characters: 白 (white) + 色 (color). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 白色 is built
The characters
白 bái · white
What 白 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A burning candle; the rays of the sun (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
我喜欢白色的衣服。Wǒ xǐhuan báisè de yīfu.I like white clothes.
你有白色的鞋吗？Nǐ yǒu báisè de xié ma?Do you have white shoes?
Questions about 白色
What does 白色 mean?
白色 (báisè) means “white”.
How do you pronounce 白色?
白色 is pronounced báisè.
Which HSK level is 白色?
白色 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 明白míngbaito understand
- 白菜báicàiChinese cabbage
- 苍白cāngbáipale
- 蛋白质dànbáizhìprotein
- 空白kòngbáiblank
- 坦白tǎnbáito confess
- 白酒báijiǔChinese white liquor
- 白báiwhite
- 黑色hēisèblack
Learn 白色 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.