花色 (huā sè) — pattern and color (of fabric, flowers, etc.); variety, assortment (of designs, sizes, types)

Definition

'花色' is the pattern and color of fabric, flowers, or designs — the visual style. Also used as a noun meaning the variety/assortment of styles or types available.

noun
pattern and color (of fabric, flowers, etc.)varietyassortment (of designs, sizes, types)

Examples

  • 花色，。
    Zhè kuài bù de huā sè hěn tè bié, wǒ yì yǎn jiù xǐ huan shàng le.
    The pattern and color of this fabric are very special; I liked it at first sight.
  • 花色，。
    Zhè jiā diàn de huā sè hěn duō, nǐ kě yǐ màn màn tiāo xuǎn.
    This store has a wide variety of designs; you can take your time choosing.
  • 花色，。
    Wǒ xǐ huan zhè duǒ huā de huā sè, fěn sè hé bái sè dā pèi dé zhēn hǎo.
    I like the pattern and color of this flower; the pink and white go together really well.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

花huāpattern
色sècolor

花 means pattern or design, and 色 means color; together they cover patterns and colors, hence variety.

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
艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant
Sound part声符shēngfú
化
化huà花
Same sound today

花 pairs 艹 (grass; plant) with 化, which gives the sound.

Open 花 →

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.

Open 色 →
Appears in
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