上色

shàngshǎi / shàngsè
verb #22,213

Meanings

  1. 1 to color (a picture)
  2. 2 to dye
  3. 3 to stain (wood, furniture)
  4. 4 to apply color

Examples

HSK 6
Zhè kuǎn ruǎnjiàn kěyǐ bāngzhù nǐ kuàisù gěi túpiàn shàngshǎi.
This software can help you quickly colorize images.
HSK 7-9
Háizi men zhèngzài gěi huà hǎo de xiàngǎo shàngshǎi.
The children are coloring in their line drawings.

Tips

usage
The coloring sense is properly shàngshǎi, where takes its spoken reading for everyday color. Read shàngsè, 上色 is a separate word meaning top-grade. Speakers do use shàngsè for coloring, especially about digital art, but shǎi is the recorded reading.

Stroke Order

shàng