粉色
Old HSK 6
粉色 (fěnsè) · pink
粉色 (fěnsè) means “pink”. It is written with 2 characters: 粉 (powder) + 色 (color). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 粉色 is built
The characters
粉 fěn · powder
What 粉 is made of
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 分fēn — to divide
- 八bā — eight
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
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
她买了一条粉色的裙子。Tā mǎi le yì tiáo fěnsè de qúnzi.She bought a pink skirt.
女儿的房间是粉色的。Nǚ'ér de fángjiān shì fěnsè de.My daughter's room is pink.
Questions about 粉色
What does 粉色 mean?
粉色 (fěnsè) means “pink”.
How do you pronounce 粉色?
粉色 is pronounced fěnsè.
Which HSK level is 粉色?
粉色 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 粉末fěnmòpowder
- 粉碎fěnsuìto smash
- 白色báisèwhite
- 黑色hēisèblack
- 红色hóngsèred
- 黄色huángsèyellow
- 蓝色lánsèblue
- 绿色lǜsègreen
- 颜色yánsècolor
- 彩色cǎisècolored
Learn 粉色 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.