色彩
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
色彩 (sècǎi) · color
色彩 (sècǎi) means “color; coloring; flavor”. It is written with 2 characters: 色 (color) + 彩 (color). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 色彩 is built
The characters
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)
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)
Example sentences
这张画的色彩很漂亮。Zhè zhāng huà de sècǎi hěn piàoliang.The colors in this painting are beautiful.
秋天的山色彩丰富。Qiūtiān de shān sècǎi fēngfù.The mountains are full of color in autumn.
Questions about 色彩
What does 色彩 mean?
色彩 (sècǎi) means “color; coloring; flavor”.
How do you pronounce 色彩?
色彩 is pronounced sècǎi.
Which HSK level is 色彩?
色彩 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 白色báisèwhite
- 黑色hēisèblack
- 红色hóngsèred
- 黄色huángsèyellow
- 蓝色lánsèblue
- 绿色lǜsègreen
- 颜色yánsècolor
- 彩色cǎisècolored
- 景色jǐngsèscenery
- 特色tèsèspecial feature
Learn 色彩 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.