绿色
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
绿色 (lǜsè) · green
绿色 (lǜsè) means “green”. It is written with 2 characters: 绿 (green) + 色 (color). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 绿色 is built
The characters
绿 lǜ · green
What 绿 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 录lù — to copy
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
- 彐jì — snout
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 录 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
我的自行车是绿色的。Wǒ de zìxíngchē shì lǜsè de.My bike is green.
你喜欢绿色吗？Nǐ xǐhuan lǜsè ma?Do you like green?
Questions about 绿色
What does 绿色 mean?
绿色 (lǜsè) means “green”.
How do you pronounce 绿色?
绿色 is pronounced lǜsè.
Which HSK level is 绿色?
绿色 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 绿茶lǜchágreen tea
- 红绿灯hónglǜdēngtraffic lights
- 绿lǜgreen
- 白色báisèwhite
- 黑色hēisèblack
- 红色hóngsèred
- 黄色huángsèyellow
- 蓝色lánsèblue
- 颜色yánsècolor
- 彩色cǎisècolored
Learn 绿色 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.