色泽 (sè zé) — color and luster | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

color and luster

Examples

色泽。
Zhè jiàn yī fu de sè zé hěn piào liang.
The color and luster of this piece of clothing are very beautiful.
色泽。
Zhè kuài yù de sè zé fēi cháng wēn rùn.
The color and luster of this piece of jade are very warm and smooth.
，色泽。
Jīng guò dǎ mó hòu, shí tou de sè zé gèng jiā xiān liàng le.
After polishing, the color and luster of the stone became even brighter.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

泽zéluster

色 means color and 泽 means luster, so together they describe color and gloss.

Characters in this word

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 澤; 泽 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

睪

睪yì澤zé

Same sound today

The traditional form 澤 pairs 水 (water) with 睪 for the sound; the simplified 泽 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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