sè cǎi
colour; hue; tint
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黑白 (hēibái)
black and white
单色 (dānsè)
monochrome
The Chinese word 色彩 (sècǎi) for "color" is composed of two characters: 色 (sè) and 彩 (cǎi). The character 色 originally meant "face" or "appearance" and was later extended to mean "color". The character 彩 originally meant "to paint" or "to decorate" and was later extended to mean "color". The combination of these two characters creates the word 色彩, which refers to the visual perception of light reflected from objects. In modern Chinese, 色彩 is used to refer to the entire range of colors, including both visible and invisible light.
