色 (sè)
color; look; expression
How 色 is written
- Strokes
- 6
- Traditional
- 色
- Simplified
- 色 (unchanged)
色 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- sè
- color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance
- shǎi
- color; dice
Common words using 色
- 彩色 cǎisè
- color; multi-colored; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 本色 běnsè
- inherent qualities; natural qualities; distinctive character
- 白色 báisè
- white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
- 紅色 hóngsè
- red (color); revolutionary
- 角色 jiǎosè
- persona; character in a novel
- 顏色 yánsè
- color; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 黑色 hēisè
- black
- 三色 sānsè
- three colors
- 以色列 yǐsèliè
- Israel
- 出色 chūsè
- remarkable; outstanding
- 咖啡色 kāfēisè
- coffee color; brown
- 夜色 yèsè
- night scene; the dim light of night
色 in a sentence
你喜歡什麼顏色？
Nǐ xǐhuān shénme yánsè?
“What color do you like?”
How common is 色?
色 is the 304th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 64.9% of all running text.
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