橘黄

橘黃

júhuáng

adjective #33,745

Meanings

1 orange (color)
2 tangerine yellow
3 yellow-orange (slightly more yellow than 橙色)

Characters

tangerine; mandarin orange

Examples

HSK 7-9

夕阳把天空染成橘黄色。

Xīyáng bǎ tiānkōng rǎn chéng júhuáng sè.

The setting sun dyed the sky orange.

HSK 7-9

她穿了一件橘黄的连衣裙。

Tā chuān le yī jiàn júhuáng de liányīqún.

She wore a tangerine-orange dress.

Tips

usage

Slightly more yellow than 橙色 (chéngsè "orange") - 橘黄 leans toward the color of a ripe tangerine peel. Often suffixed with 色 ("color"): 橘黄色 "orange color". Compare 金黄 "golden yellow" and 杏黄 "apricot yellow".

Stroke Order

橘 jú

黄 huáng