CHINESE CHARACTER

彩 (cǎi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

cǎi

color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated

HSK 411 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

彡

Primary radical

彡 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 彩.

采

Phonetic component

采 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 11

Write 彩 in 11 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 彩

精彩jīngcǎi

HSK 4 · wonderful; marvelous; brilliant

彩色cǎisè

HSK 5 · color; multicolored

丰富多彩fēngfù-duōcǎi

HSK 5 · richly colorful

色彩sècǎi

HSK 5 · tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character

彩虹cǎihóng

HSK 6 · rainbow

彩票cǎipiào

HSK 6 · lottery ticket

Examples using 彩

精彩

汤姆的演讲很精彩。

Tāng mǔ de yǎn jiǎng hěn jīng cǎi。

Tom's speech was good.

彩虹

彩虹桥有多长？

Cǎi hóng qiáo yǒu duō cháng？

How long is the Rainbow Bridge?

彩票

你还买彩票吗？

Nǐ hái mǎi cǎi piào ma？

Do you still buy lottery tickets?

FAQ

What does 彩 (cǎi) mean in Chinese?

color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated

How do you write 彩 in stroke order?

彩 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 彩?

彡 is the radical in 彩. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 彩?

精彩 (jīngcǎi): wonderful; marvelous; brilliant; 彩色 (cǎisè): color; multicolored; 丰富多彩 (fēngfù-duōcǎi): richly colorful.