彩 cǎi colorful
colorful; color; hue; prize; brilliant
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
彩 = 采 pick + 彡 hairs
- 采 pick sound
- 彡 hairs meaning
The kids pick daisies and poppies and tuck them into the sheepdog's long hair until he looks wonderfully colorful.
How it came to be
The three strokes on the right give the meaning, and the part on the left, pick, gives the sound.
用法
- 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).
含“彩”的词语
- 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
例句
- 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.