肉色 (ròu sè) — flesh color, yellowish pink

Definition

noun
flesh coloryellowish pink

Examples

  • 肉色。
    Zhè jiàn yī fu de yán sè shì ròu sè de.
    The color of this piece of clothing is flesh-colored.
  • 肉色。
    Tā mǎi le yì tiáo ròu sè de sī wà.
    She bought a pair of flesh-colored stockings.
  • 肉色。
    Zhè zhǒng ròu sè de yán liào hěn shì hé huà pí fū.
    This kind of flesh-colored pigment is very suitable for painting skin.

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.

肉ròuflesh
色sècolor

肉 'flesh' and 色 'color' give a yellowish pink flesh color.

Characters in this word

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

The original shape of 肉 showed ribs of an animal’s torso, or simply a slice of meat.

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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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