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色

sè

color

A palette with paint patches
Memory picture

Character

色 sè

Strokes
6
Radical
色 — color, tint, hue, shade
Made of
⺈ knife 巴 to cling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这个色好看。 Zhège sè hǎokàn. This color looks nice.
  • 他脸色不好。 Tā liǎnsè bù hǎo. His face does not look well.
  • 这色太深。 Zhè sè tài shēn. This color is too dark.

Related words

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