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彩
cǎi
color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated
🔤 Pictophonetic:
彡 (hair) provides meaning, 采 provides pronunciation
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11 strokes
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⿰采彡
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cǎi
采
to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck
💡 Ideographic:
A hand picking 爫 fruit from a tree 木
8 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 彩 (90)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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精彩
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jīngcǎi
wonderful / marvelous / brilliant
4
jīngcǎi
精彩
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HSK 4
wonderful / marvelous / brilliant
彩虹
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cǎihóng
rainbow / CL:[[道<dào>]]
5
cǎihóng
彩虹
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HSK 5
rainbow / CL:[[道<dào>]]
色彩
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sècǎi
tint / coloring / coloration / character
5
sècǎi
色彩
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HSK 5
tint / coloring / coloration / character
光彩
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guāngcǎi
luster / splendor / radiance / brilliance
6
guāngcǎi
光彩
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HSK 6
luster / splendor / radiance / brilliance
彩票
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cǎipiào
lottery ticket
6
cǎipiào
彩票
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HSK 6
lottery ticket
剪彩
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jiǎncǎi
to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
6
jiǎncǎi
剪彩
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HSK 6
to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
彩
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cǎi
(bright) color / variety / applause / applaud / lottery prize
cǎi
彩
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(bright) color / variety / applause / applaud / lottery prize
彩排
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cǎipái
dress rehearsal
cǎipái
彩排
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dress rehearsal
彩色
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cǎisè
color / multi-colored / CL:[[種|种<zhǒng>]]
cǎisè
彩色
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color / multi-colored / CL:[[種|种<zhǒng>]]
喝彩
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hècǎi
to acclaim / to cheer
hècǎi
喝彩
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to acclaim / to cheer