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上色 (shàng sè) — to color, to apply color (to a map, drawing, etc.)

Definition

A separable verb meaning to apply or fill in color on a drawing, map, or design. Split as 上…色 (e.g. 给画上色) and often takes 一下 for a light, casual action.

verb
to colorto apply color (to a map, drawing, etc.)

Examples

  • 上色。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè ge dì tú shàng sè yí xià.
    Please color this map a bit.
  • 。
    Tā gěi zhè fú huà shàng le yī céng sè.
    He applied a layer of color to this painting.
  • ？
    Nǐ dǎ suàn shàng shén me sè?
    What color do you plan to apply?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

上shàngapply
色sècolor

上 (“apply”) + 色 (“color”) means to apply color.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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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.

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Appears in
Art & Fine Arts

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