Learn Chinese Words: Colours颜色yán sè
白 bái
white / snowy / empty / blank / bright / clear / plain / pure / gratuitous
( n. ) fine linen
( n. ) solder
( n. ) Mucor stolonifer, white mould on bread, etc
碧 bì
green jade / bluish green / blue / jade
彩 cǎi
(bright) color / variety / applause / applaud / (lottery) prize
colored / variegated
彩色 cǎi sè
color / multi-colored
苍 cāng
dark blue / fly / musca / deep green
沧 cāng
blue / green(color of water) / cold / vast (of water)
橙 chéng
orange tree / the color orange / orange
赤 chì
red / scarlet / bare / naked
翠 cuì
bluish-green / green jade
丹 dān
red / pellet / powder / cinnabar
靛 diàn
indigo pigment
粉 fěn
dust / powder
粉红 fěn hóng
( adj. ) rosy, pale pink
褐色 hè sè
brown
黑 hēi
black / dark
( n. ) lichens
黑色 hēi sè
black
红色 hóng sè
red (color) / revolutionary
花 huā
flower / blossom / to spend (money, time) / fancy pattern
黄 huáng
(surname) / sulfur / yellow
( n. ) yellow phosphorus
( n. ) Taoist priest's robe of coarse silk
灰 huī
gray / ash
金色 jīn sè
golden
锦 jǐn
brocade / embroidered work / bright
蓝 la
kohlrabi
blue
蓝色 lán sè
blue
栗色 lì sè
( adj. ) reddish brown, chestnut color
绿 lǜ
green / chlorine
green; chlorine
m
墨 mò
China ink / ink stick
( n. ) ink bottle
黔 qián Black
an old name for Guizhou (贵州) province
青 qīng
green (blue, black)
( n. ) a green mold, penicillium
色 sè
color / look / appearance
color / dice
色彩 sè cǎi
tint / coloring / coloration / character
素 sù
plain / element
天蓝色 tiān lán sè
azure
五颜六色 wǔ yán liù sè
multi-colored / every color under the sun
玄 xuán
black / mysterious
颜 yán
(surname) / color / countenance
face, facial appearance
颜色 yán sè
color
银色 yín sè
( n. ) the grade of silver in coins
莹 yíng
luster of gems
皂 zào
( n. ) 1. Soap
2. a menial servant
3. a manger
( adj. ) black
black
赭石 zhě shí
( n. ) (min.) hematite, earth containing iron ore, used as pigment
紫 zǐ
purple
棕色 zōng sè
brown (the color)
