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

夕阳把天空染成橘黄色。

Xīyáng bǎ tiānkōng rǎn chéng júhuáng sè.

The setting sun dyed the sky orange.

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