彩 cǎi
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 彡 — hair
- Made of
- 采 to collect, to gather 彡 hair
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
彩虹
cǎihóng
rainbow
Characters in this word
虹 hóng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 虫 — insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 暴雨过后，远处的山谷上空出现了一道清晰的彩虹。 Bàoyǔ guòhòu, yuǎnchù de shāngǔ shàngkōng chūxiàn le yí dào qīngxī de cǎihóng. After the downpour, a clear rainbow appeared in the sky above the distant valley.
- 孩子们兴奋地指着天空中的彩虹。 Háizimen xīngfèn de zhǐzhe tiānkōng zhōng de cǎihóng. The children excitedly pointed at the rainbow in the sky.
- 她用彩笔在纸上画了一条彩虹。 Tā yòng cǎibǐ zài zhǐ shàng huà le yì tiáo cǎihóng. She drew a rainbow on paper with coloured pencils.
Related words
- 彩色 cǎisè colorful; in color
- 精彩 jīngcǎi wonderful; exciting
- 色彩 sècǎi colors
- 彩票 cǎipiào lottery ticket
- 光彩 guāngcǎi radiance; brilliance; honour
- 喝彩 hècǎi to cheer; to applaud
- 剪彩 jiǎncǎi to cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony
- 精彩纷呈 jīngcǎifēnchéng brilliant and varied; a splendid display
- 张灯结彩 zhāngdēngjiécǎi to decorate with lanterns and coloured banners
- 雷 léi thunder
- 阵雨 zhènyǔ shower rain
- 一阵 yízhèn a period of, a burst of