彩(cǎi)

HSK 311 strokes

(bright) color

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Character information

Pinyin
cǎi
Meaning
(bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 彩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰采彡

In this compound, the meaning comes from 彡 (hair); 采 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

采cǎi彡shān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 彩 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 彩

Common words using 彩 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guāng光cǎi彩
HSK 7-9

luster

Open 光彩 page →
hè喝cǎi彩
HSK 7-9

to acclaim

Open 喝彩 page →
zhāng张dēng灯jié结cǎi彩
HSK 7-9

to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)

Open 张灯结彩 page →
qī七cǎi彩

seven colors; a variety of colors; multicolored; rainbow-colored

Open 七彩 page →
zhōng中cǎi彩

to win a prize at a lottery

Open 中彩 page →
dān丹cǎi彩

vermilion; rhetorical language

Open 丹彩 page →
wǔ五cǎi彩

five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)

Open 五彩 page →
wǔ五cǎi彩bīn缤fēn纷

all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display

Open 五彩缤纷 page →

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光喝张灯结七中丹

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