- 黑hēiblack (the color); dark; dim; illegal; shady; secretHSK 5
- 红hóngred (color); popular, in vogueHSK 5
- 白bái(adjective) white; blank; plain; (adverb) in vain; for nothing; free of chargeHSK 5
- 颜色yán sècolorHSK 2
- 蓝lánblueHSK 3
- 红色hóng sèred (color)HSK 2
- 蓝色lán sèblue (color)HSK 7-9
- 黑色hēi sèblack (color)HSK 2
- 黄huángyellow (the color)HSK 6
- 绿色lǜ sègreen; green colorHSK 2
- 暗àndark (lacking light); secret; hiddenHSK 5
- 白色bái sèwhite (color)HSK 2
- 金发jīn fàblond hairHSK 7-9
- 色sècolor, hue; look, appearance, scene; kind, sort, varietyHSK 7-9
- 绿lù(bound form) green (in specific literary/historical compounds, pronounced lù)HSK 7-9
- 灰huī(noun) ash; dust; lime (powdery substance); (adjective) gray (color); (adjective) discouraged, dejected (used in compounds like 灰心)HSK 5
- 黄色huáng sèyellow; the color yellow; pornography; obscene contentHSK 3
- 青qīnggreen (color); blue (color); young (of plants or people)HSK 5
- 粉fěn(noun) powder; cosmetic powder; (noun) noodles made from starch (e.g., rice noodles, bean noodles); (adjective) pinkHSK 6
- 棕色zōng sèbrownHSK 6
- 彩cǎicolor (in compounds); brilliance, splendor (in compounds); prize, winnings (in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 金色jīn sègolden color, gold (as a color)HSK 7-9
- 紫色zǐ sèpurple (color)HSK 7-9
- 浅qiǎnshallow (of depth); light (of color)HSK 5
- 灰色huī sè(noun) gray (the color); (adjective) gray, gray-colored; (adjective, figurative) gloomy, pessimistic, ambiguousHSK 5
- 粉红fěn hóngpinkHSK 7-9
- 赤chì(bound form) red; (bound form) bare, nakedHSK 7-9
- 粉色fěn sèpinkHSK 7-9
- 色彩sè cǎicolor, coloring; (fig.) flavor, characterHSK 5
- 碧bì(bound form) bluish-green, emerald greenHSK 7-9
- 银色yín sèsilver (color); (archaic) grade of silver in coinsHSK 7-9
- 淡dànbland, weak, insipid (of taste or concentration); light (of color); indifferent, cold (of manner or emotion)HSK 5
- 乌wūcrow (in compounds such as 乌鸦); black; dark (in compounds such as 乌云, 乌黑)HSK 7-9
- 苍白cāng báipale, wan (of complexion); (figurative) feeble, weak (of arguments, writings, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 褐色hè sèbrown; brown colorHSK 7-9
- 粉红色fěn hóng sèpink (color)HSK 7-9
- 紫zǐpurpleHSK 5
- 橙色chéng sèorange colorHSK 7-9
- 朱zhūvermilion (a bright red color, used as a morpheme in compounds); (surname) ZhuHSK 7-9
- 深色shēn sèdark colorHSK 7-9
- 彩色cǎi sècolor (the property of having colors; colorful appearance, as opposed to black-and-white)HSK 5
- 棕zōng(bound form) palm (tree or fiber); (bound form) brown (color)HSK 7-9
- 黑白hēi báiblack and white (color); right and wrong; good and bad (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 漆黑qī hēipitch-black, completely darkHSK 7-9
- 翠cuì(noun) jadeite (a type of jade); (noun) bright green color, emerald greenHSK 7-9
- 有色yǒu sè(v.o.) to have color; colored; (in fixed compounds) biased; prejudiced (e.g., 有色眼镜)HSK 7-9
- 涅niè(literary) black mud; to dye blackHSK 7-9
- 缇tíorange (color); yellow silk (archaic)HSK 7-9
- 褪色tùn sèto fade (of colors)HSK 7-9
- 黎lí(bound form) black; dark; (surname) LiHSK 7-9
- 黑发hēi fàblack hairHSK 7-9
- 褪tuìto fade (of color); to shed (hair, feathers, skin); to take off or slip out of (clothing)HSK 7-9
- 苍cāng(bound form) dark green, blue, gray, or ashy (in literary compounds); (surname) CangHSK 7-9
- 大红dàcrimson; deep redHSK 7-9
- 褐hè(biology, geology, etc.) brown (used in compounds such as 褐色, 褐煤, 褐铁矿); (literary) coarse cloth or clothing made from such clothHSK 7-9
- 暗黑àn hēideep black, pitch-black, darkHSK 7-9
- 灰暗huī àn(of color) dark gray, murky gray; (of mood, atmosphere) gloomy, dismalHSK 7-9
- 色泽sècolor and lusterHSK 7-9
- 鲜艳xiān yànbright and colorful; vivid; gaily-coloredHSK 6
- 变色biàn sèto change color, discolor, fade; to change countenance (turn pale)HSK 7-9