color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty

HSK 2 #304

DEFINITIONS

色 sè
  • color
  • CL:種|种[zhong3]
  • look
  • appearance
  • sex
色 shǎi
  • color
  • dice

STROKES

WORDS

相 sè xiàng coloration; hue; sex; sex appeal
不动声 bù dòng shēng sè not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid
咖啡 kā fēi sè coffee color; brown
姿 zī sè good looks (of a woman)
五颜六 wǔ yán liù sè multi-colored; every color under the sun
chūn sè colors of spring; spring scenery
盲 sè máng color-blind; color blindness
chá sè dark brown; tawny
qīng sè cyan; blue-green
shī sè to lose color; to turn pale
xùn sè inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
不露声 bù lù shēng sè not show one's feeling or intentions
jiǔ sè wine and women; color of wine; drunken expression
cài sè dish; lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet); emaciated look (from malnutrition)
黄绿 huáng lǜ sè yellow green
天蓝 tiān lán sè azure
mù sè twilight
橙红 chéng hóng sè red-orange color; dark orange
深棕 shēn zōng sè dark brown
匆匆 xíng sè cōng cōng hurried; in a haste
保护 bǎo hù sè protective coloration; camouflage
diào sè to lose color; to fade; also pr. [diao4 shai3]
máo sè (of an animal) appearance or color of coat
素 xuè sè sù hematin (blood pigment); heme; hemoglobin; also written 血紅蛋白|血红蛋白
退 tuì sè variant of 褪色[tui4 se4]; also pr. [tui4 shai3]