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Word and Radical Components of 彩虹

The Chinese word 彩虹 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
彩虹 cǎihóng 1. n. rainbow

彩虹 ⇨ 彩 + 虹
Component Pinyin Meanings
彩 cǎi 1. variegated colors; rich and bright colors
2. literary or artistic grace or talent; variety; gracefulness; brilliance
3. applause; cheer
4. blood from a wound
5. lottery prize; winnings
6. wager; stake; bet
7. luck; fortune
     好hó彩chhói - good luck, H
8. to be lucky (in gambling)
9. Variant of 綵
虹 hóng, jiàng, gàng 1. rainbow; primary rainbow
     彩虹 - rainbow
     天上 出 虹jiàng 了。 - There's a rainbow in the sky.
2. (literary, figurative) bridge
hòng 3. (obsolete) to fester
4. Only used in 虹洞
gòng 5. (historical) (place, zh, county, in modern, p/Anhui, c/China)

彩 ⇨ 采 + 彡
Component Pinyin Meanings
采 cài 1. Simplified form of 採
2. Variant of 彩
彡 shān 1. bristle
xiǎn 2. hair
3. Only used in 彡姐

虹 ⇨ 虫 + 工
Component Pinyin Meanings
虫 1. insect
2. Variant of 蟲
3. Variant of 虺
工 gōng 1. labour; work
     工作 - work
     罷工 - to strike
     偷工減料 - to do shoddy work and use inferior materials
2. (regional or dialectal, including, Southeast Asia) work; job; profession
     你 做 什麼 工？ - What is your job?
     你 失業\失 咗 失業\業 咁 耐，仲 唔 快 啲 搵 返 份 工！ - It's been a while since you lost your job; you need to find a new job soon!
3. (Min Bei, Min Dong, Min Nan) working day; daytime; a day (24 hours)
4. worker; labourer
     女工 - female worker
     礦工 - miner
     陶瓷工 - potter
     工農 - workers and peasants
5. man-day
6. construction
     工地 - construction site
     竣工 - to finish construction
7. industry
     化工 - chemical industry
8. engineer
9. skill; technique
10. to be good at; to be skilled in
11. delicate; exquisite; fine
     工巧 - delicate; exquisite
gōng 12. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note mi (3).
13. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note mi (3).

采 ⇨ 爫 + 木
Component Pinyin Meanings
爪 zhuǎ, zhǎo 1. claw (of animal, bird); talon; paw; nail
2. (Hakka) to grab with claws
3. claw-like object; foot (of an item)
4. (derogatory or humorous) hand (of a person)
5. (Quanzhou, &, Xiamen Hokkien) nail (of a person)
6. =====Usage notes=====
7. (Min Nan) to claw; to scratch (with one's claw or nail)
8. (Quanzhou, &, Xiamen Hokkien)
木 mù 1. tree; woody plant
     Synonyms: 樹
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
     這 張 桌子 是 木 的。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
     她 手指 凍 木 了。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.