彩 — Chinese character
彩
cǎi
color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated
- Pinyin
- cǎi
- Radical
- 59 ⼺ (Bristle)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 采 彡
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hair; meaning component 彡; sound component 采
- Japanese
- 彩 as a kanji
Common words with 彩
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 色彩 | sè cǎi | tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi | wonderful; marvelous |
| 彩色 | cǎi sè | color; multicolored |
| 彩虹 | cǎi hóng | rainbow; measure word: 道 (dào) |
| 彩票 | cǎi piào | lottery ticket |
| 博彩 | bó cǎi | gambling |
| 光彩 | guāng cǎi | luster; splendor |
| 彩绘 (彩繪) | cǎi huì | painted; colored painted-on designs |
| 多彩 | duō cǎi | colorful; flamboyant |
| 彩排 | cǎi pái | dress rehearsal; to have a dress rehearsal |
| 六合彩 | liù hé cǎi | Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game) |
| 喝彩 | hè cǎi | to acclaim; to cheer |
English words written with 彩
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.