HSK 2 · Colours

颜色

yán sè

colour

Stroke order of 颜色

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

颜 · 15 strokes色 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

The face '页' blushes with colour '色' like a painted mask.

Parts: 颜 face (彦 + 页 head) + 色 colour (⺈ + 巴)

Example sentence

你喜欢什么颜色？

What colour do you like?

Words with 色

白色white 黑色black 红色red 黄色yellow 蓝色blue 绿色green 景色scenery 彩色color; colorful 特色characteristic; special feature

More words: Colours

白色white 黑black; dark 黑色black 红red 红色red 黄yellow 黄色yellow 蓝blue 蓝色blue 绿green 绿色green 亮bright; light

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