彩 cǎi colorful
colorful; color; hue; prize; brilliant
How to remember 彩: 采 pick + 彡 hairs = colorful. The kids pick daisies and poppies and tuck them into the sheepdog's long hair until he looks wonderfully colorful.
Component breakdown
彩 = 采 pick + 彡 hairs
- 采 pick
- 彡 hairs
The kids pick daisies and poppies and tuck them into the sheepdog's long hair until he looks wonderfully colorful.
How it is used
- Color / brilliance / prize - 彩色 (cǎisè) color(ful), 色彩 (sècǎi) hue/tone, 精彩 (jīngcǎi) brilliant.
- 彩票 (cǎipiào) lottery ticket; 彩虹 (cǎihóng) rainbow.
- 喝彩 (hècǎi) to cheer/applaud; 丰富多彩 (fēngfù-duōcǎi) rich and colorful (of life, activities).
Words with 彩
- 精彩jīngcǎibrilliantHSK 4
- 丰富多彩fēngfù-duōcǎirichly colorfulHSK 5
- 彩色cǎisècolorHSK 5
- 色彩sècǎitintHSK 5
- 彩票cǎipiàolottery ticketHSK 6
- 彩虹cǎihóngrainbowHSK 6
- 光彩guāngcǎilusterHSK 7
- 喝彩hècǎito acclaimHSK 7
- 张灯结彩zhāngdēng-jiécǎito be decorated with lanterns and colored bannersHSK 7
- 剪彩jiǎncǎito cut the ribbonHSK 8
- 精彩纷呈jīngcǎi-fēnchéngidiom: wonderful scenes or performances appearing one after anotherHSK 9
Example sentences
- 话剧表演得很精彩。 Huàjù biǎoyǎn de hěn jīngcǎi.The play was brilliant.
- 这里有很多彩色铅笔。 Zhèli yǒu hěn duō cǎisè qiānbǐ.There are many colored pencils.