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颜色

yán sèㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: NHAN SẮC

Traditional: 顏色

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Meaning(noun)

color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff

Examples

  • 你喜欢什么颜色?

    nǐ xǐ huan shén me yán sè?

    What color do you like?

  • 这件衣服有三种颜色。

    zhè jiàn yī fu yǒu sān zhǒng yán sè.

    This piece of clothing comes in three colors.

  • 这个颜色很适合你。

    zhè ge yán sè hěn shì hé nǐ.

    This color really suits you.

Easily confused

  • 美貌 — 颜色 means color, not 'beauty' as Vietnamese 'nhan sắc' suggests; good looks are 美貌/容貌.

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Stroke order

NHAN · 15 strokes

SẮC · 6 strokes

color; look; appearance; sex