Meaning of 绿色
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- green
How to use 绿色
绿色 works as a noun for the color and often comes before a noun with 的, or directly in fixed phrases. It also commonly means eco-friendly, as in 绿色食品 (lǜsè shípǐn, green food). Example: 我喜欢绿色。 (Wǒ xǐhuan lǜsè.) I like green.
绿 (lǜ) has the silk radical 纟 on the left, so picture green-dyed silk thread, and 色 (sè) means color. Together, 绿色 is simply "the color green".
Common mistake: Learners often type lu instead of lü. 绿 is lǜ with the ü sound and a fourth tone, so on a keyboard you type "lv". Also do not mix up 绿 (lǜ) with 录 (lù, to record), which shares the right side but has no silk radical.
绿色 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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绿 lǜ · green · 11 strokes
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色 sè · color · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 绿色.
| 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 |
| 黄色 | huángsè | yellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic |
| 景色 | jǐngsè | scenery; landscape; view |
| 特色 | tèsè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 彩色 | cǎisè | color; multicolored |
| 绿茶 | lǜchá | green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating an |
| 角色 | juésè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
| 出色 | chūsè | remarkable; outstanding |
Questions about 绿色
What does 绿色 mean?
绿色 (lǜsè) means "green" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 绿色?
绿色 is made of 2 characters: 绿 (11 strokes), 色 (6 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 绿色 an HSK word?
Yes. 绿色 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 绿色 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 绿色 is written 綠色.
Can I just say 绿 instead of 绿色?
Yes, in many phrases. 绿 alone is used directly before nouns, as in 绿茶 (lǜchá, green tea). Saying 绿色 is more complete when you name the color by itself.
What does 戴绿帽子 mean?
戴绿帽子 (dài lǜ màozi), literally "wear a green hat", means a man's partner is cheating on him. Because of this, giving a man a green hat is a joke or an insult, so avoid it as a gift.