柠檬黄

檸檬黃

níngménghuáng

noun

Meanings

1 lemon yellow (color)
2 tartrazine (food coloring E102)

Characters

lemon (in 柠檬)

lemon (in 柠檬)

Examples

HSK 7-9

她穿了一条柠檬黄的连衣裙。

Tā chuān le yì tiáo níngménghuáng de liányīqún.

She wore a lemon-yellow dress.

HSK 7-9

这种饮料用柠檬黄上色。

Zhè zhǒng yǐnliào yòng níngménghuáng shàngsè.

This drink is colored with tartrazine.

Tips

usage

Two senses depending on context: a vivid pale yellow color (fashion, design), and the synthetic food dye tartrazine (E102) on ingredient labels.

Stroke Order

柠 níng

檬 méng

黄 huáng