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彩
cǎi
1. (bright) color
2. variety
3. applause
4. applaud
5. lottery prize
Very Common • Top 6% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

彩
cǎi
color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

七彩
qīcǎi
seven colors
彩扩
cǎikuò
to enlarge color photos
彩旗
cǎiqí
colored flag
彩民
cǎimín
lottery player
彩画
cǎihuà
color painting
彩票
cǎipiào
lottery ticket
HSK 6
彩绘
cǎihuì
painted
彩色
cǎisè
color
彩虹
cǎihóng
rainbow
HSK 5
彩蚌
cǎibàng
painted shell
彩蛋
cǎidàn
Easter egg
彩衣
cǎiyī
colored clothes
彩超
CǎiChāo
Color Doppler Imaging (CDI) (medicine)
彩车
cǎichē
float (in a parade)
彩铃
cǎilíng
caller ring-back tone (CRBT)
彩云
cǎiyún
rosy clouds
彩电
cǎidiàn
color TV
彩霞
cǎixiá
clouds tinged with sunset hues
彩头
cǎitóu
good omen
彩鹬
cǎiyù
(Chinese bird species) greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,176
Word Frequency Rank
4,997 of 84,292

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