Chinese symbol for “buff”
浅黄色
qiǎn huáng sè
Traditional: 淺黃色
buff; pale yellow
The closest CC-CEDICT match for buff is 浅黄色 (qiǎn huáng sè), defined as: buff; pale yellow.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “buff”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 控 | kòng | to control; to accuse |
| 结实 (結實) | jiē shi | rugged; sturdy |
| 增益 | zēng yì | to increase; (electronics) gain |
| 牛皮色 | niú pí sè | buff (color) |
| 打光 | dǎ guāng | (photography, filmmaking) to set up the lighting; to illuminate a scene; to polish; to buff; to give luster to (a surface, esp. stone, wood, metal etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 浅黄色.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肤浅 (膚淺) | fū qiǎn | superficial; shallow |
| 搁浅 (擱淺) | gē qiǎn | to run aground; to become stranded; (fig.) to run into difficulties and come to a standstill; to stall |
| 浅薄 (淺薄) | qiǎn bó | superficial |
| 浅色 (淺色) | qiǎn sè | light color |
| 深浅 (深淺) | shēn qiǎn | deep or shallow; depth (of the sea) |
| 粗浅 (粗淺) | cū qiǎn | shallow; superficial |
| 黄金 (黃金) | huáng jīn | gold; golden (opportunity) |
| 黄色 (黃色) | huáng sè | yellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic |
| 角色 | jué sè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
See also: Japanese symbol for “buff”.
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