Chinese symbol for “orange”
橙色
chéng sè
orange (color)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for orange is 橙色 (chéng sè), defined as: orange (color).
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
Other Chinese words for “orange”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 橘色 | jú sè | orange (color) |
| 橙子 | chéng zi | orange |
| 橘子 | jú zi | mandarin orange; tangerine; (loosely) orange; measure word: 瓣 (bàn) |
| 橘红 (橘紅) | jú hóng | orange (color); orange peel (used in TCM) |
| 柳丁 | liǔ dīng | orange (fruit) (Tw) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 橙色.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 橙子 | chéng zi | orange |
| 橙红色 (橙紅色) | chéng hóng sè | red-orange color; dark orange |
| 橙汁 | chéng zhī | orange juice; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi), 罐 (guàn), 盒 (hé) |
| 橙黄色 (橙黃色) | chéng huáng sè | orange yellow; tangerine yellow; chrome yellow; amber |
| 柳橙汁 | liǔ chéng zhī | (Tw) orange juice |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “orange”.
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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