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颜色
yánsè
Main
English Definitioncolor; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff
Simplified Script颜色
Traditional Script顏色
Pinyinyánsè
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ngaan4sik1
Part of Speech(名) noun
Topical Word Lists
Owner of language/colors
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=3
Word Decomposition
颜yáncolor; face; countenance; (Chinese surname)
色sècolor; look; appearance; sex

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Words With Same Head Word    
颜面yánmiànface; prestige
颜料yánliàopaint; dye; pigment
颜真卿yán zhēnqīngYan Zhenqing (709-785), a leading calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty
颜渊yányuānYan Yuan (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子, also known as 颜回
颜体yántǐYan Style (in Chinese calligraphy)
Words With Same Tail Word    
白色báisèwhite; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
黄色huángsèyellow (color); pornographic
绿色lǜsègreen
黑色hēisèblack
红色hóngsèred (color); revolutionary
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