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1.

Animated Stroke Order 彩

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 彩 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 彩

彩 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

彩

采cǎi · pick

彩=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 彩

彩 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 彩

Colors and Vibrancy

彩 refers to color or bright, varied colors.

彩虹 • cǎi hóng • rainbow • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 彩

丰富多彩 • fēng fù duō cǎi • richly colorful

HSK 3.0 · L5

fēng丰

fù

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

mǎi买

le了

yì一

zhāng张

cǎi彩

piào

Information

Pinyincǎi

Meaningcolor, variegated colors, brilliance

Strokes11

Radical彡

Traditional綵

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#816

Zhuyinㄘㄞˇ

UnicodeU+5F69

CangjieBDHHH

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采cǎi · pick

cǎi彩

hóng虹

rainbow

色彩 • sè cǎi • colour; hue; tint • HSK 5

HSK 5

sè色

cǎi彩

colour; hue; tint

彩色 • cǎi sè • color • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

cǎi彩

sè色

color

Brilliance and Acclaim

彩 indicates something excellent or worthy of praise.

精彩 • jīng cǎi • brilliant • HSK 4

HSK 4

jīng精

cǎi彩

brilliant

光彩 • guāng cǎi • lustre; splendour; radiance • HSK 6

HSK 6

guāng光

cǎi彩

lustre; splendour; radiance

喝彩 • hè cǎi • Cheer / acclaim • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hè喝

cǎi彩

Cheer / acclaim

富

duō多

cǎi彩

richly colorful

剪彩 • jiǎn cǎi • cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony

HSK 6

jiǎn剪

cǎi彩

cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony

彩票 • cǎi piào • lottery ticket; raffle ticket

HSK 6

cǎi彩

piào票

lottery ticket; raffle ticket

张灯结彩 • zhāng dēng jié cǎi • decorate with lanterns and colored banners / put up festive decorations

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhāng张

dēng灯

jié结

cǎi彩

decorate with lanterns and colored banners / put up festive decorations

精彩纷呈 • jīng cǎi fēn chéng • wonderful and exciting

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jīng精

cǎi彩

fēn纷

chéng呈

wonderful and exciting

票

。

He bought a lottery ticket.

Bàng傍

wǎn晚

de的

yún云

cai彩

bèi被

xī夕

yáng阳

rǎn染

chéng成

le了

hóng红

sè色

。

The evening clouds were dyed red by the setting sun.

tài太

yáng阳

de的

guāng光

cǎi彩

hěn很

liàng亮

。

The sun's brilliance is very bright.

zuó昨

wǎn晚

de的

biǎo表

yǎn演

fēi非

cháng常

jīng精

cǎi彩

。

Last night's performance was very brilliant.

zhè这

fú幅

huà画

yòng用

le了

hěn很

duō多

cǎi彩

sè色

。

This painting uses many colors.

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Characters pronounced "cai".

蔡càisurname; species of tortoise
材cáimaterial, timber, raw material
菜càivegetable
猜cāiguess
采cǎito pick, to pluck, to gather
裁cáito cut, to reduce, to decide

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Characters with radical "彡".

彦yànelegant
彭péngname of ancient country; surname
彪biāotiger; tiger stripes; tiger-like
彤tóngred, vermilion; name of ancient
彰zhāngclear, evident, conspicuous
彬bīnrefined, having both appearance and substance

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