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颜色 (yán sè): Colour (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

颜 • yán • face, countenance, appearance

yán颜

face, countenance, appearance

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Pinyinyán sè

Meaningcolour

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色 • sè • color; appearance; countenance; lust

sè色

color; appearance; countenance; lust

4.

How to Use 颜色 in Sentences

Question Word + Nounwith什么

shén什

me么

yán颜

sè色

neutral

what color

Measure Word + Nounwith种

yī一

zhǒng种

yán颜

sè色

Adjective + Nounwith漂亮

piào漂

liang亮

de的

yán颜

sè色

Subject + Predicatewith鲜艳

yán颜

sè色

hěn很

xiān鲜

yàn艳

5.

Example Sentences with 颜色

tiān天

kōng空

de的

yán颜

sè色

shì是

HSK 2 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 颜色.

鸡蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg
可以kě yǐcan; may
休息xiū xito rest
火车站huǒ chē zhànrailway station
好吃hǎo chīdelicious
服务员fú wù yuánwaiter/waitress; attendant
问题wèn típroblem
跑步pǎo bùrunning; jogging
咖啡kā fēicoffee
弟弟dì diyounger brother
游泳yóu yǒngswimming
介绍jiè shàointroduce

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 颜色.

Words with 颜

五颜六色wǔ yán liù sèmulticolored
容颜róng yánAppearance / Looks
红颜hóng yánbeautiful woman; (lit.) rosy cheeks

neutral

a kind of color

neutral

beautiful color

neutral

color is very bright

lán蓝

sè色

de的

。

The color of the sky is blue.

zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

de的

yán颜

sè色

hěn很

piào漂

liang亮

。

The colour of this piece of clothing is very beautiful.

nǐ你

xǐ喜

huan欢

shén什

me么

yán颜

sè色

de的

shū书

bāo包

？

What color of backpack do you like?

zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

de的

yán颜

sè色

tài太

shēn深

le了

。

The color of this piece of clothing is too dark.

tā她

xǐ喜

huan欢

chuān穿

xiān鲜

yàn艳

yán颜

sè色

de的

yī衣

fu服

。

She likes to wear clothes in bright colors.

颜冉

yán rǎn

Yan Hui and Ran You (two disciples of Confucius)

颜料yán liàopaint; pigment

颜面yán miànface, dignity, reputation

喜笑颜开xǐ xiào yán kāiTo be all smiles; to beam with joy; to light up with happiness.

鹤发童颜hè fà tóng yánDescribes an elderly person who looks remarkably young and healthy, with white hair but a youthful complexion.

Words with 色

白色bái sèwhite
红色hóng sèred (color)
绿色lǜ sègreen
黑色hēi sèblack
黄色huáng sèyellow (color)
景色jǐng sèscenery; view; landscape
出色chū sèoutstanding; remarkable; splendid
彩色cǎi sècolor