橘红色

橘紅色

júhóngsè

noun #33,469

Meanings

1 orange-red
2 tangerine red
3 the color orange (especially the warm reddish shade of a ripe tangerine)

Characters

Examples

夕阳把天空染成了橘红色。

Xīyáng bǎ tiānkōng rǎn chéngle júhóngsè.

The setting sun dyed the sky orange-red.

她穿了一件橘红色的连衣裙。

Tā chuānle yī jiàn júhóngsè de liányīqún.

She wore an orange-red dress.

枫叶在秋天变成了橘红色。

Fēngyè zài qiūtiān biàn chéngle júhóngsè.

The maple leaves turned tangerine red in autumn.

Tips

usage

Chinese names colors with the 'X-红/黄/蓝色' frame: 橘红色 (tangerine-red, warmer than 橙色 'orange'), 朱红色 (zhūhóngsè, vermilion), 桃红色 (táohóngsè, peach-pink), 玫瑰红 (méiguīhóng, rose). 橘红色 sits between 红色 (red) and 橙色 (orange) — think of a clementine peel or a Buddhist monk's robe.

Stroke Order

橘 jú

红 hóng

色 sè