漆
qī
paint
lacquer; CL:道[dao4]; to paint (furniture, walls etc)
liquid (氵) + lacquer tree (桼) = paint or lacquer
桼 depicts a lacquer tree being tapped, with droplets of resin dripping from cuts in the bark. The water radical reinforces that this is a liquid substance — the glossy, flowing sap harvested for coating surfaces.
这把椅子的漆快掉了。
zhè bǎ yǐ zi de qī kuài diào le。
The paint on this chair is about to peel off.
工人正在给墙壁刷漆。
gōng rén zhèng zài gěi qiáng bì shuā qī。
The workers are painting the walls.
Words with 漆
金漆
jīn qī
copper paint
雕漆
diāo qī
carved lacquerware
黑漆麻花
hēi qī má huā
pitch-dark; coal black
一团漆黑
yī tuán qī hēi
pitch-dark
乳胶漆
rǔ jiāo qī
latex paint
光漆
guāng qī
gloss paint; glossy varnish; gloss-finish coating
喷漆
pēn qī
to spray paint or lacquer
如胶似漆
rú jiāo sì qī
stuck together as by glue (of lovers)
底漆
dǐ qī
primer
掉漆
diào qī
to peel off (paint)
朱漆
zhū qī
(traditional) red paint
油光漆
yóu guāng qī
varnish