色彩

• 拼音: sè cǎi
• 汉字拆解: 色 = facial expression/appearance (extended to colour); 彩 = 采 (gather) + 彡 (decorative strokes) — colourful, splendid

含义

Colour; hue; tint. Often used in artistic, literary, or abstract contexts to describe richness of colour.

More literary and emphatic than 颜色 (the everyday word for colour). Describes the richness, variety, or emotional quality of colours. Frequently used in art, design, and literature, and figuratively to describe character or flavour, as in 地方色彩 (local flavour) or 浪漫色彩 (romantic quality).

例句

1. 这幅画的色彩非常鲜艳。
2. 秋天给大自然添了丰富的色彩。
3. 她的文章带有浓厚的个人色彩。

用法指南

语境: art, literature, design

语气: expressive

正确说法

• 这些花的色彩真丰富。(The colours of these flowers are really rich.)
• 这部电影充满了浪漫色彩。(This film is full of romantic quality.)

错误说法

• 这支笔是什么色彩的？ meaning 'What colour is this pen?' (For everyday colour questions, use 颜色 — 色彩 sounds overly literary for casual conversation about objects)

起源与历史

Compound of 色 (colour, appearance) and 彩 (colourful, splendid) — rich, vivid colour.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal