彩

cǎi

hue, color; variegated colors

How to write 彩, stroke by stroke

(bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize

Pictophonetic: semantic 彡 (hair), phonetic 采

Made of 采 + 彡

精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous; brilliant
彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow
色彩sè cǎitint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character
彩排cǎi páidress rehearsal; to have a dress rehearsal
彩票cǎi piàolottery ticket
光彩guāng cǎiluster; splendor; radiance; brilliance
彩色cǎi sècolor; multicolored
喝彩hè cǎito acclaim; to cheer
彩蛋cǎi dànpainted eggshell; Easter egg; (media) Easter egg (hidden feature in software or a movie etc); post-credits scene
云彩yún cai(coll.) cloud
出彩chū cǎito perform outstandingly; outstanding; dazzling; brilliant
六合彩liù hé cǎiMark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)

你买彩票了吗？
nǐ mǎi cǎi piào le ma ？
Have you bought a raffle ticket yet?
我读了一篇精彩的故事。
wǒ dú le yì piān jīng cǎi de gù shì 。
I read an exciting story.
彩虹是一种自然现象。
cǎi hóng shì yì zhǒng zì rán xiàn xiàng 。
A rainbow is a natural phenomenon.
她从姜黄里提取美丽色彩。
tā cóng jiāng huáng lǐ tí qǔ měi lì sè cǎi 。
She extracts beautiful colors from turmeric.
许多战士会战中挂彩了。
xǔ duō zhàn shì huì zhàn zhōng guà cǎi le 。
Many soldiers were wounded in the battle.