云彩

雲彩

yúncai

noun #16,963

Measure Word

一朵云彩 duǒ

Meanings

1 cloud

Characters

color; splendor

Colorful cloud — the colloquial word for cloud, more vivid than plain 云.

Examples

天上飘着几朵白云彩。

Tiānshàng piāo zhe jǐ duǒ báiyún cai.

A few white clouds are floating in the sky.

傍晚的云彩被夕阳染成了金色。

Bàngwǎn de yúncai bèi xīyáng rǎn chéng le jīnsè.

The evening clouds were dyed golden by the sunset.

Tips

register

云彩 is the colloquial/spoken form. In writing and formal contexts, 云 alone is more standard.

Stroke Order

云 yún

彩 cǎi