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color

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

cai3 cǎi

Meaning


Primary

color

Alternatives

colour, colors, colours, colorful, colourful

Mnemonic


[c-] Casper is in the [3] basement of the [-ai] high school where he lives. He is building a 木 tree out of 彡 hair and 爫 cleats, all the same 彩 color: black. Any students who happen to wander into the basement are terrified by the structure, and lose the 彩 color from their face.

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