五 wǔ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 二 — two
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
五颜六色
wǔyánliùsè
colorful
Characters in this word
颜 yán
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- Made of
- 彦 elegant 页 page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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
- 花儿五颜六色。 Huār wǔ yán liù sè. The flowers are colorful.
- 气球五颜六色。 Qìqiú wǔ yán liù sè. The balloons are colorful.
- 衣服五颜六色。 Yīfu wǔ yán liù sè. The clothes are colorful.