彩cǎi
color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated. 11 strokes, radical 彡, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 彩
Strokes 1–8 write 采, then strokes 9–11 write 彡.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 彩 · the stroke-order rules
What 彩 is made of
采 (cǎi, to collect) and 彡 (shān, hair).
彡 carries the meaning — hair — and 采 carries the sound.
Words that use 彩
| 彩色 | in multiple vivid colours 由红黄蓝等多种颜色组成，不是黑白的 妹妹画了一幅彩色的风景画。My little sister painted a colourful landscape. Lesson 158, 调查明证与生态观念 · 气候环境与地理风貌 · Climate, Environment & Regional Geography |
| 精彩 | brilliant, wonderful 表现得非常出色、吸引人 这场商业路演非常精彩。The business roadshow turned out to be absolutely brilliant. Lesson 198, 投资周期与市场前瞻 · 商业贸易与金融投资 · Commerce, Financial Transactions & Market Trade |
| 色彩 | colour, hues 画面或景物呈现出的各种颜色 晚霞映出一片绚丽的色彩。The sunset glow lit up a stretch of brilliant colour. Lesson 328, 云霞变幻与人间关怀 · 金秋佳景与善邻新篇 · Golden Harvests, Clean Energy & Community Warmth |
| 彩票 | lottery ticket 印有号码、可凭中奖号码兑换奖金的凭证 他兴奋地买了一张彩票试试运气。He excitedly bought a lottery ticket to try his luck. Lesson 396, 采办珍馐 · 审时度势与明辨是非 · Discernment & Empirical Truth |
Characters that share the sound part 采
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.