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彩 cǎi

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彩 cǎi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cǎi | cai3
English translation
(bright) color
variety
applause
applaud
lottery prize
color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated

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About 彩 cǎi

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

彩 cǎi

Contains the radical

彡 shān

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

hair

Etymology of 彩 cǎi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰采彡

Semantic compound

彡 shān

Phonetic compound

采 cǎi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 彡 shān represents the meaning and 采 cǎi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 彩 cǎi

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他 tā 眯起眼睛 yǎnjing ,看 kān 着 zhāo 那些 nà xiē 色彩 sècǎi 鲜明 xiānmíng 的 de 人影从 Cóng 山上 Shān shàng 向 Xiàng 他 tā 飞 fēi 降 jiàng .

He squinted at the brightly colored figures swooping toward him down the hill.

获胜 huò shèng 队 duì 给 gěi 撒 sā 了 le 彩 cǎi 屑 xiè .

The winning team was showered with confetti.

彩 cǎi 屑 xiè 撒 sā 在 zài 一双新 Xīn 人 rén 身上 shēn shang .

Confetti showered down on the newly - weds.

在 zài 彩虹 cǎihóng 边 biān 拾 shè 起 qǐ 了 le 微笑 wēixiào .

Edge up at the Rainbow smile.

彩虹 cǎihóng 在 zài 昏暗 hūn àn 的 de 天空 tiānkōng 划 huá 出 chū 了 le 一 yī 道 dào 圆弧 yuán hú .

The rainbow described an arc in the dark sky.

Words with 彩 cǎi

Explore 22 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 彩 cǎi in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
精彩 jīngcǎi wonderful精彩 jīngcǎi
彩 cǎi variety彩 cǎi
色彩 sècǎi tint色彩 sècǎi
彩票 cǎipiào lottery ticket彩票 cǎipiào
彩色 cǎi sè color彩色 cǎi sè
彩虹 cǎihóng rainbow彩虹 cǎihóng
彩排 cǎi pái dress rehearsal彩排 cǎi pái
光彩 guāngcǎi luster光彩 guāngcǎi
彩电 cǎi diàn color TV彩電
喝彩 hè cǎi to acclaim喝彩 hè cǎi
丰富多彩 fēng fù duō cǎi richly colorful豐富多彩
彩民 cǎi mín lottery player彩民 cǎi mín
彩蛋 cǎi dàn Easter egg彩蛋 cǎi dàn
云彩 yún cai (coll.) cloud雲彩
多姿多彩 duō zī duō cǎi diversity (of forms and colors)多姿多彩 duō zī duō cǎi
五彩 wǔ cǎi multicolored五彩 wǔ cǎi
彩绘 cǎi huì painted彩繪
大放异彩 dà fàng yì cǎi to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)大放異彩
剪彩 jiǎncǎi to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)剪彩 jiǎncǎi
彩带 cǎi dài streamer彩帶
光彩夺目 guāng cǎi duó mù dazzling光彩奪目
博彩 bó cǎi lottery博彩 bó cǎi

彩 cǎi Decomposition & Compounds

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彩 cǎi Decomposition

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