华彩 (huá cǎi) — gorgeous colors, resplendent colors; brilliance…

Definition

Literary/elevated word for dazzling, brilliant color or artistry — more ornate than everyday 美丽. Mostly used in writing about art, music, or nature.

noun

gorgeous colorsresplendent colorsbrilliance (of artistic, literary, or musical expression)

华彩，。
Zhè fú huà sè cǎi huá cǎi, lìng rén zàn tàn.
This painting has gorgeous colors, inspiring admiration.
华彩，。
Tā de wén zhāng huá cǎi fēn chéng, dú qǐ lái fēi cháng xiǎng shòu.
His writing is full of brilliant passages and is very enjoyable to read.
华彩。
Qiū tiān de shān lín chéng xiàn chū yí piàn huá cǎi.
The autumn mountains and forests present a scene of resplendent colors.

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.

华huásplendid

华 gives the idea of splendor, and 彩 gives the idea of color; together they mean brilliant color.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 華; 华 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 華 showed flowers on a plant, with stalk and leaves below. The simplified 华 is a later shorthand and not the original picture.

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

采彡彩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彡彡shān

Sound part声符shēngfú

采

Same sound today

彩 puts 采, which gives the sound, next to 彡, the three-stroke mark that carries the meaning.