黄色
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
黄色 (huángsè) · yellow
黄色 (huángsè) means “yellow”. It is written with 2 characters: 黄 (yellow) + 色 (color). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 黄色 is built
The characters
黄 huáng · yellow
What 黄 is made of
- 由yóu — cause
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: A jade pendant (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
我有一个黄色的包。Wǒ yǒu yī ge huángsè de bāo.I have a yellow bag.
你喜欢黄色吗？Nǐ xǐhuan huángsè ma?Do you like yellow?
Questions about 黄色
What does 黄色 mean?
黄色 (huángsè) means “yellow”.
How do you pronounce 黄色?
黄色 is pronounced huángsè.
Which HSK level is 黄色?
黄色 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 黄瓜huángguācucumber
- 黄金huángjīngold
- 黄河Huáng Héthe Yellow River
- 黄昏huánghūndusk
- 黄huángyellow
- 白色báisèwhite
- 黑色hēisèblack
- 红色hóngsèred
- 蓝色lánsèblue
- 绿色lǜsègreen
Learn 黄色 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.