cǎi

color

complexion; looks; variant of 彩[cai3]; variant of 採|采[cai3]

hand (爫) + tree (木) = picking, color, and complexion

The original image is a hand reaching down into a tree to pluck fruit or leaves. As a variant, it extends to the vividness of color and the glow of one's appearance.

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TreeSemantic
A hand reaching downwardSemantic

她今天脸上神飞扬,看起来很开心。

tā jīn tiān liǎn shàng shén cǎi fēi yáng,kàn qǐ lái hěn kāi xīn。

Her face is radiant with spirit today; she looks very happy.

他生病后脸色很差,毫无光

tā shēng bìng hòu liǎn sè hěn chà,háo wú guāng cǎi。

After falling ill, his complexion was very poor, with no glow at all.

Words with 采

采地

cài dì

fief

采矿场

cǎi kuàng chǎng

mining area

采声

cǎi shēng

applause; cheering

采兰赠芍

cǎi lán zèng sháo

lit. to pluck orchids and gift peonies (idiom)

采兰赠药

cǎi lán zèng yào

see 采蘭贈芍|采兰赠芍[cai3 lan2 zeng4 shao2]

采邑

cài yì

fief

开采

kāi cǎi

to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)

集采

jí cǎi

centralized procurement (abbr. for 集中採購|集中采购[ji2 zhong1 cai3 gou4])

风采

fēng cǎi

svelte

丰采

fēng cǎi

variant of 風采|风采[feng1 cai3]

倒采

dào cǎi

variant of 倒彩[dao4 cai3]

光采

guāng cǎi

variant of 光彩[guang1 cai3]

More characters with 爫

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