彩
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cǎi · color, hue

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Learn every stroke in 彩

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

彡Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 彩

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Example sentences

Notice where 彩 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ men shēng huó zài yí gè jīng cǎi de shí dài.我们生活在一个精彩的时代。

We live in a wonderful period.

Source: Tatoeba #10871959 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de shū bāo lǐ yǒu hěn duō cǎi sè bǐ, hóng de, lán de, lǜ de, děng děng.我的書包裡有很多彩色筆,紅的,藍的,綠的,等等。

Inside my backpack there are many colored pens, red ones, blue ones, green ones, etc.

Source: Tatoeba #1827010 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cóng jiāng huáng lǐ tí qǔ měi lì sè cǎi.她从姜黄里提取美丽色彩。

She extracts beautiful colors from turmeric.

Source: Tatoeba #10021235 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ jiàn dào jīn tiān zǎo shàng de cǎi hóng le ma?你见到今天早上的彩虹了吗?

Did you see the rainbow this morning?

Source: Tatoeba #8926999 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhǎo yí gè hǎo nán rén bǐ zhōng cǎi piào hái yào nán.找一个好男人比中彩票还要难。

Finding a decent man is more difficult than winning a lottery.

Source: Tatoeba #1082812 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dú le yì piān jīng cǎi de gù shì.我讀了一篇精彩的故事。

I read an exciting story.

Source: Tatoeba #835348 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 彩 in context

  1. Say cǎi, then recall the core meaning: color, hue.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 精彩 (jīng cǎi), meaning “wonderful”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 彩 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.