Chinese symbol for “hue”
色调
sè diào
Traditional: 色調
hue; tone
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hue is 色调 (sè diào), defined as: hue; tone.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hue”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 色调.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 角色 | jué sè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
| 特色 | tè sè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 颜色 (顏色) | yán sè | color; countenance |
| 绿色 (綠色) | lǜ sè | green |
| 红色 (紅色) | hóng sè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 黑色 | hēi sè | black |
| 调查 (調查) | diào chá | investigation; inquiry |
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hue”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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