玫瑰色 (méi guī sè) — rosy color, rose (color)

Definition

noun

rosy colorrose (color)

玫瑰色。
Tā chuān zhuó yí jiàn méi guī sè de qún zi.
She is wearing a rose-colored skirt.
玫瑰色。
Zhè zhǒng méi guī sè fēi cháng piào liang.
This rose color is very beautiful.
玫瑰色。
Tiān kōng biàn chéng le méi guī sè.
The sky turned rose-colored.

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.

玫瑰rose

玫瑰 names the rose and 色 means color, so the color of roses.

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

𤣩Written in full as玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

文

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

The left part 𤣩 (written as 玉) shows jade, and the right part 文 supplies the sound.

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

𤣩Written in full as玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

鬼

Same sound today

In 瑰, the left part 𤣩 is the jade sign, written in full as 玉, and the right part 鬼 gives the sound guǐ.

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.