色
sè
color
CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex
knife (⺈) + coil/grip (巴) = the color drained from one's face
The ancient character depicted a person kneeling beneath another — the flushed face or visible 'color' of emotion showing on someone's countenance. Over time it extended from facial appearance to color and hue in general.
你最喜欢什么颜色？
nǐ zuì xǐ huān shén me yán sè？
What color do you like most?
她脸上的气色看起来不太好。
tā liǎn shàng de qì sè kàn qǐ lái bù tài hǎo。
The color in her face does not look very good.
Words with 色
毛色
máo sè
(of an animal) appearance or color of coat
着色
zhuó sè
to apply color; to color; to paint
五光十色
wǔ guāng shí sè
(idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
黯然失色
àn rán shī sè
to lose one's splendor
情色
qíng sè
erotic (of art etc)
调色
tiáo sè
to blend colors
平分秋色
píng fēn qiū sè
to both share the limelight
百色市
bǎi sè shì
Baise, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
蓝色
lán sè
blue (color)
灰白色
huī bái sè
ash gray
绿色
lǜ sè
green
阿肯色
ā kěn sè
Arkansas, US state