Color

1. Meaning:

cai3
  • Meaning: Color
  • Etymology: Phonal-Radical and Ideogram
  • Explanation: Original drawing shows, on the right, the feathery decoration or markings, with the hands (fingers) picking on the tree as the sound; thus Color

    • 2. Pronunciation: Click cai3 to hear it.

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  • Stroke Order: from left, start with a pie3, followed by three dian3 and the "wood" (mu4) radical. On right, there are three pie3

    • 4. Radical:

    shan1zi4pang2
  • Explanation: Any character with this radical is associated with decorative markings.
  • Sound: Click shan1zi4pang2 to hear it
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