color

(se4)

Radical no. 139 · 6 strokes (139 部首 · 6 139 bùshǒu · 6 huà)

Radical ⾊ (sè) — meaning: color, 6 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph representing the human eye with an added stroke below, conveying the observation of color and beauty. It relates to the concept of sight and aesthetic perception.

Mnemonic: The eye perceives beautiful color — that is the essence of the color radical.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

1 characters
  • yàn

    variant of 豔|艳[yan4]

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.