色
sèshǎi HSK2

color

色 sè frequency
color noun
color, tint, or hue

这种丝绸的色非常纯正，没有杂质。

zhè zhǒng sī​chóu de sè fēi​cháng chún​zhèng, méi​yǒu zá​zhì.

The color of this silk is very pure and free of impurities.

appearance noun
facial expression, look, or countenance

听到这个意外的消息，他的脸上立刻变了色。

tīng​dào zhè​ge yì​wài de xiāo​xi, tā de liǎn shàng lì​kè biàn le sè.

Upon hearing the unexpected news, his face immediately changed color.

sex noun
sexual desire, lust, or carnal appeal

他因为长期沉溺于酒色，身体变得非常虚弱。

tā yīn​wèi cháng​qī chén​nì yú jiǔ sè, shēn​tǐ biàn de fēi​cháng xū​ruò.

His body became very weak because he had long been addicted to wine and women.

色 shǎi
color noun
colloquial pronunciation for color or hue

这件衣服的色儿很正。

zhè jiàn yī​fu de shǎi er hěn zhèng.

The color of this garment is very pure.

dice noun
used in the Chinese word for gambling or game dice (shǎizi)

他在桌上掷色子。

tā zài zhuō shàng zhì shǎi zi.

He is rolling dice on the table.

Cross-References

Classifier

Frequency
Character
Written text
304th most common 735.0 per million
Movie subtitles
338th most common 461.6 per million appears in 81% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
25.1 per million appears in 10% of films
Written text
130.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+8272

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)