色 - shǎi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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6 strokes
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色

shǎi

Definition

color
dice

Other pronunciations

sè

color
colour
graphic component (often seen in other characters)
radical (Kang Xi 139)
look
expression
appearance
kind
(also pronounced shǎi)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (5)

绝

jué

to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means

艳

yàn

colorful; splendid; gaudy; amorous; romantic; to envy

cesium (chemistry)

angry

red; scarlet

Related words (8)

色子

shǎi zi

dice (used in gambling)

dice cup

dice cup

to color (a picture etc); to dye (fabric etc); to stain (furniture etc)

套色

tào shǎi

color printing using several overlayed images

to throw the dice

natural color

to fade; to discolor; also pr. [luo4 se4]

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