亮色 (liàng sè) — bright color; light color | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A "bright / light color," often used for clothing or fashion. Pairs naturally with 的 to describe the color of a garment (亮色的衣服).

noun

bright colorlight color

Examples

亮色。
Tā xǐ huan chuān liàng sè de yī fu.
She likes to wear bright-colored clothes.
亮色。
Zhè jiàn yī fu de liàng sè hěn hǎo kàn.
The bright color of this piece of clothing is very nice.
亮色。
Xià tiān rén men cháng xuǎn liàng sè de qún zi.
In summer, people often choose bright-colored skirts.

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.

亮liàngbright

亮 describes the quality of 色, giving bright 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

人人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng亮liàng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

亮 combines 人 (person) with 京, and the 京 part shows a tower body.

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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