灰白色 (huī bái sè) — grayish white; pale

Definition

noun
grayish whitepale

Examples

  • 灰白色，。
    Zhè jiàn wài tào shì huī bái sè de, hěn bǎi dā.
    This coat is grayish white and goes with everything.
  • 灰白色，。
    Tiān kōng biàn chéng le huī bái sè, hǎo xiàng yào xià yǔ le.
    The sky turned grayish white, as if it's going to rain.
  • 灰白色，。
    Tā xǐ huan yòng huī bái sè de chuāng lián, xiǎn de hěn sù yǎ.
    She likes to use grayish white curtains, which look very elegant.

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.

灰白grayish white
灰huīgray白báiwhite
偏正Modifier + head
色sècolor

“灰” gray tints “白” white, and “色” makes it a color.

Characters in this word

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

灰 shows 火 (fire) that can be touched by 又 (hand), meaning ash.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

白 is thought to picture either an acorn or a human head.

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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.

Open 色 →

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