彩 = 采 + 彡

彩 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “hue”. It is built from 采 (collect) and 彡 (hair).

Keyword: hue
Pinyin (Mandarin): cǎi
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: hue, color, оттенок, цвет, color
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 彩 coloring

Decomposition

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采 collect
彡 hair

How to find 彩 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “collect” + “hair”. 彩 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 彩 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.