橙色 (chéng sè) — orange color | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

orange color

Examples

橙色。
Tā xǐ huan chuān chéng sè de yī fu.
She likes to wear orange clothes.
橙色。
Qiū tiān de shù yè biàn chéng le chéng sè.
The autumn leaves turn orange.
橙色。
Zhè fú huà yǐ chéng sè wéi zhǔ sè diào.
This painting uses orange as the main color tone.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

橙chéngorange

橙 'orange' and 色 'color' combine to mean orange color.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木登橙

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree; wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

登

登dēng橙chéng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

橙 pairs 木 (tree; wood) with 登, which gives its sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

爪爪zhuǎclaw; hand
卩卩jiékneeling person

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

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