色
Character
color (as in 颜色, 红色)
- Radical
- 色 (itself)
- Strokes
- 6
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 巴
- Traditional
- 色
- Frequency
- #220 most common character
Readings and meanings
- color (as in 颜色, 红色)
- the look on someone's face (as in 脸色)
Examples
你喜欢什么颜色？
nǐ xǐ huan shén me yán sè
What color do you like?
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我的车是白色的。
wǒ de chē shì bái sè de
My car is white.
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他今天脸色不太好。
tā jīn tiān liǎn sè bù tài hǎo
His face doesn't look very good today.
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shǎi
shai3Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is sè.
- dice (as in 色子, a small cube for playing games)
- color (informal spoken word, as in 掉色, when clothes lose color)
Examples
我们来玩色子吧。
wǒ men lái wán shǎi zi ba
Let's play dice!
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这件衣服会掉色吗？
zhè jiàn yī fu huì diào shǎi ma
Will this piece of clothing lose its color?
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Words that use “色” as shǎi
Stroke order
All 6 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 色
Draw “色” here — the faint guide shows its shape.