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顏色

color

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yan2se4 • yánsè

Meaning

Primary

color

Alternatives

colour

Mnemonic

A 顏色 color is a 色 color you might see in someone's 顏 complexion, such as the red of a blush.

Usage

你 喜歡 什麼 顏色？

What color do you like?

這 朵 花 的 顏色 很 漂亮。

The color of this flower is beautiful.

這 兩 支 筆 的 顏色 一樣。

These two pens are the same color.

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