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[1] [n] colour; tint; tinge; hue; shade [2] facial expression; look; appearance [3] sensuality; desire for beauty; lust; lewdness; carnal pleasure [4] worldly things [5] a kind; sort [6] Kangxi radical 139 Stroke count: 6
Level: 1
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Don't confuse with: 免 |
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| This character was last edited on 25th Apr 2008 | |
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顏色
ngaan4 sik1 = colour (UK); color (US)
出色
ceot1 sik1 = outstanding
黃色
wong4 sik1 = yellow colour
女色
neoi5 sik1 = womanly charms
粉紅色
fan2 hung4 sik1 = pink
米色
mai5 sik1 = beige; cream-coloured
紅色
hung4 sik1 = red
橙色
caang4*2 sik1 = orange (colour)
綠色
luk6 sik1 = green
藍色
laam4 sik1 = blueSee all 188 compounds |
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Showing all 4 examples containing 色
我有兩件白色衫
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I have two white shirts
有男人有一匹白色馬
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There was once a man with a white horse.
天色不早。 國
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It's getting late.
佢病到五顏六色 粵
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He is seriously ill. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 色
Unicode code for this character: U+8272 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 色
Unicode code for this character: U+8272 (off-site link)
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