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 色 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

上 shàng
色 sè