颜色 yánsè▶ color

Stroke order

颜色 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

• 颜 — 15 strokes
• 色 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. color
2. countenance
3. appearance
4. facial expression
5. pigment
6. dyestuff

Example sentences

• 你喜欢什么颜色？Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yánsè?Which color do you like?
• 这个颜色很漂亮。Zhège yánsè hěn piàoliang.This color is very beautiful.

Related words

• 红rojo
• 白blanco
• 黑negro
• 蓝azul
• 绿verde
• 紫morado, púrpura
• 灰ceniza
• 粉色Rosa
• 色彩color
• 鲜艳Colorido

颜色 is pronounced yánsè and means “color”. It is part of the HSK 2 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 颜色 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.