Chinese Character 彩 Meanings and components.

Form

彩

Meaning

彩 meaning[3] in English

(Bright) Color.

Variety.

Applause.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 彩 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to pick (采) , and 'bristle' radical in … (彡)

Its radical[1] is: 彡 (shan1) which means: 'Bristle' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 59), .彡shan1'bristle' radical …

In cangjie it is written with BDHHH

How to write 彩

To write彩cai3(bright) color you should write a combination of 采cai3to pick , 彡shan1'bristle' radical … arranged in a 吅 shape:

采 + 彡 = 彩

彩 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 彩 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 彩, looks as follow:

彩
Pinyin:cai3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: (Bright) Color . Variety . Applause . Applaud . Lottery Prize
采
Pinyin:cai3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Pick . To Pluck . To Collect . To Select . To Choose . To Gather
爫
Pinyin:zhao3
Meaning[3]: 'Claw' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 87)
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
彡
Pinyin:shan1
Meaning[3]: 'Bristle' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 59)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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