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Chinese symbol for “tint”

色彩
sè cǎi
tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tint is 色彩 (sè cǎi), defined as: tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character.

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

色 sè
color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
radical 139 ⾊ · 6 strokes
彩 cǎi
color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated
radical 59 ⼺ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tint”

WordPinyinMeaning
染发剂 (染髮劑)rǎn fà jìhair dye; rinse

Related words

Other words that share a character with 色彩.

WordPinyinMeaning
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
颜色 (顏色)yán sècolor; countenance
绿色 (綠色)lǜ sègreen
红色 (紅色)hóng sèred (color); revolutionary
黑色hēi sèblack
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
彩色cǎi sècolor; multicolored

See also: Japanese symbol for “tint”.

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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