乳白色 (rǔ bái sè) — cream colored; milky white

Definition

cream coloredmilky white

乳白色。
Tā chuān zhuó yí jiàn rǔ bái sè de lián yī qún.
She is wearing a cream-colored dress.
乳白色，。
Zhè miàn qiáng shuā chéng le rǔ bái sè, kàn qǐ lái hěn wēn xīn.
This wall was painted milky white, and it looks very cozy.
乳白色。
Wǒ gèng xǐ huan rǔ bái sè ér bú shì chún bái sè.
I prefer cream color over pure white.

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.

乳白milky white

偏正Modifier + head

乳 means milk, 白 means white, and 色 means color; together they describe a white like milk.

Characters in this word

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

乳 originally drew a kneeling woman holding and breastfeeding a child, matching its meanings of breast and milk.

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.

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

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