Usage of the character 彩

lottery run by China Welfare Lottery, a government agency that uses a portion of the money from ticket sales to fund welfare projects (abbr. for 福利彩票 (fúlìcǎipiào))

cǎibàng

彩蚌

[彩蚌]

painted shell
painting on shell

cǎidiàn

彩电

[彩電]

color TV

cǎizhuāng

彩妆

[彩妝]

makeup
cosmetics

cǎilíng

彩铃

[彩鈴]

(telephony) ringback tone

cǎixiá

彩霞

[彩霞]

clouds tinged with sunset hues

guàcǎi

挂彩

[掛彩]

to decorate for festive occasions
to be wounded in action

cǎijuǎn

彩卷

[彩卷]

color film
abbr. for 彩色膠卷／彩色胶卷
lottery ticket

hóngcǎi

虹彩

[虹彩]

iridescence
iris (of the eye)

chúncǎi

唇彩

[唇彩]

lip gloss

jīngcǎi

精彩

[精彩]

wonderful
marvelous
brilliant

tóucǎi

头彩

[頭彩]

first prize in a lottery

tǐcǎi

体彩

[體彩]

sports lottery (sports betting run by a government agency, China Sports Lottery) (abbr. for 體育彩票／体育彩票 (tǐyùcǎipiào))

cǎikuò

彩扩

[彩擴]

to enlarge color photos
color film processing

chūcǎi

出彩

[出彩]

to perform outstandingly
outstanding; dazzling; brilliant

dàocǎi

倒彩

[倒彩]

adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake

cǎisù

彩塑

[彩塑]

painted clay figure

cǎipiào

彩票

[彩票]

lottery ticket

cǎichāo

彩超

[彩超]

color Doppler imaging (CDI) (medicine)

mōcǎi

摸彩

[摸彩]

to draw lots
raffle
lottery

duōcǎi

多彩

[多彩]

colorful
flamboyant

zhòngcǎi

中彩

[中彩]

to win a prize at a lottery

cǎichē

彩车

[彩車]

float (in a parade)

wǔcǎi

五彩

[五彩]

five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
multicolored

cǎiyù

彩鹬

[彩鷸]

(bird species of China) greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)

cǎiquàn

彩券

[彩券]

lottery ticket

cǎiyìn

彩印

[彩印]

color printing
abbr. for 彩色印刷 (cǎisèyìnshuā)

jiécǎi

结彩

[結彩]

to adorn
to festoon

dāncǎi

丹彩

[丹彩]

vermilion
rhetorical language

qīcǎi

七彩

[七彩]

seven colors; a variety of colors
multicolored; rainbow-colored

cǎipái

彩排

[彩排]

dress rehearsal
to have a dress rehearsal

cǎilǐ

彩礼

[彩禮]

betrothal gift
bride price

shuǐcǎi

水彩

[水彩]

watercolor

jiǎncǎi

剪彩

[剪彩]

to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)

hècǎi

喝彩

[喝彩]

to acclaim
to cheer

cǎishēng

彩声

[彩聲]

applause; cheering

huácǎi

华彩

[華彩]

gorgeous
resplendent or rich color

cǎiliàn

彩练

[彩練]

colored ribbon

hèdàocǎi

喝倒彩

[喝倒彩]

to boo or jeer (as a sign of displeasure at an actor)

bùguāngcǎi

不光彩

[不光彩]

disgraceful
dishonorable

mícǎifú

迷彩服

[迷彩服]

camouflage clothing

cǎihóngpì

彩虹屁

[彩虹屁]

(neologism c. 2017) (slang) over-the-top praise

dàocǎishēng

倒彩声

[倒彩聲]

jeering
booing
catcalls

zhēncǎisè

真彩色

[真彩色]

true color

shuǐcǎihuà

水彩画

[水彩畫]

watercolor
aquarelle

liùhécǎi

六合彩

[六合彩]

Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)

cǎihóngqí

彩虹旗

[彩虹旗]

rainbow flag, aka LGBT pride flag

mǎntángcǎi

满堂彩

[滿堂彩]

everyone present applauds
universal acclaim
a standing ovation
to bring the house down

fùsècǎi

富色彩

[富色彩]

colorful

Diécǎiqū

叠彩区

[疊彩區]

Diecai district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi

shuǐcǎibǐ

水彩笔

[水彩筆]

colored markers

gǔncǎidàn

滚彩蛋

[滾彩蛋]

egg rolling (rolling of decorated, hard-boiled eggs down hillsides by children at Easter)

cǎidiànshì

彩电视

[彩電視]

color TV

cǎisèbǐ

彩色笔

[彩色筆]

colored pencil (or crayon or marker etc)
(Tw) color marker

cǎihóngfēnghǔ

彩虹蜂虎

[彩虹蜂虎]

(bird species of China) rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus)

fēngfùduōcǎi

丰富多彩

[豐富多彩]

richly colorful

nóngmòzhòngcǎi

浓墨重彩

[濃墨重彩]

thick and heavy in colors
to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)

guāngcǎiduómù

光彩夺目

[光彩奪目]

dazzling
brilliant

xìnggāocǎiliè

兴高彩烈

[興高彩烈]

variant of 興高采烈／兴高采烈 (xìnggāocǎiliè)

Tèyìcǎisè

特艺彩色

[特藝彩色]

Technicolor

dàfàngyìcǎi

大放异彩

[大放異彩]

to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)
to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill

duōzīduōcǎi

多姿多彩

[多姿多彩]

diversity (of forms and colors)

wújīngdǎcǎi

无精打彩

[無精打彩]

dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality
not lively

duōcǎiduōzī

多彩多姿

[多彩多姿]

elegant and graceful posture
splendid, full of content

méijīngdǎcǎi

没精打彩

[沒精打彩]

listless
dispirited
washed out

xuànlìduōcǎi

绚丽多彩

[絢麗多彩]

bright and colorful
gorgeous

sècǎibīnfēn

色彩缤纷

[色彩繽紛]

see 五彩繽紛／五彩缤纷 (wǔcǎibīnfēn)

wǔcǎibīnfēn

五彩缤纷

[五彩繽紛]

all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display

cànlànduōcǎi

灿烂多彩

[燦爛多彩]

multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)

zhāngdēngjiécǎi

张灯结彩

[張燈結彩]

to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)

cǎihóngxíngdòng

彩虹行动

[彩虹行動]

the two mass scuttling operations carried out by the German navy: the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 and Operation Regenbogen, the scuttling of U-boats in 1945

dúfàngyìcǎi

独放异彩

[獨放異彩]