Meaning of 本色
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
běnsè
- inherent qualities
- natural qualities
- distinctive character
- true qualities
běnshǎi
- natural color
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本 běn · root · 5 strokes
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- 5
色 sè · color · 6 strokes
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- 5
- 6
Related words
Words that share a character with 本色.
| 本子 | běnzi | book; notebook |
| 课本 | kèběn | textbook |
| 颜色 | yánsè | color; countenance |
| 红色 | hóngsè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 黑色 | hēisè | black |
| 蓝色 | lánsè | blue (color) |
| 白色 | báisè | white; fig. reactionary |
| 绿色 | lǜsè | green |
| 黄色 | huángsè | yellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic |
| 笔记本 | bǐjìběn | notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bi |
| 根本 | gēnběn | fundamental; basic |
| 本来 | běnlái | original; originally |
Questions about 本色
What does 本色 mean?
本色 (běnsè) means "inherent qualities; natural qualities" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 本色?
本色 is made of 2 characters: 本 (5 strokes), 色 (6 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 本色 an HSK word?
Yes. 本色 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.