| 1 | 彩色 | 彩色 | cǎi sè | cai3 se4 | color; multi-colored; Classifiers: 种 | | |
| 2 | 彩 | 彩 | cǎi | cai3 | (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize | | |
| 3 | 彩练 | 彩練 | cǎi liàn | cai3 lian4 | colored ribbon | | |
| 4 | 彩虹行动 | 彩虹行動 | cǎi hóng xíng dòng | cai3 hong2 xing2 dong4 | 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 | | |
| 5 | 彩色球 | 彩色球 | cǎi sè qiú | cai3 se4 qiu2 | Colorful balls | | |
| 6 | 彩铃 | 彩鈴 | cǎi líng | cai3 ling2 | caller ring-back tone (CRBT); ring-back tone (RBT) | | |
| 7 | 彩民 | 彩民 | cǎi mín | cai3 min2 | lottery player | | |
| 8 | 彩排 | 彩排 | cǎi pái | cai3 pai2 | dress rehearsal | | |
| 9 | 彩票 | 彩票 | cǎi piào | cai3 piao4 | lottery ticket | | |
| 10 | 彩旗 | 彩旗 | cǎi qí | cai3 qi2 | colored flag | | |
| 11 | 彩色缤纷 | 彩色繽紛 | cǎi sè bīn fēn | cai3 se4 bin1 fen1 | a riot of color (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 彩礼 | 彩禮 | cǎi lǐ | cai3 li3 | betrothal gift; bride price | | |
| 13 | 彩塑 | 彩塑 | cǎi sù | cai3 su4 | painted clay figure | | |
| 14 | 彩头 | 彩頭 | cǎi tóu | cai3 tou2 | good omen; good luck (in business etc); profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc) | | |
| 15 | 彩霞 | 彩霞 | cǎi xiá | cai3 xia2 | clouds tinged with sunset hues | | |
| 16 | 彩信 | 彩信 | cǎi xìn | cai3 xin4 | multimedia messaging service (MMS) (telecommunications) | | |
| 17 | 彩衣 | 彩衣 | cǎi yī | cai3 yi1 | colored clothes; motley attire | | |
| 18 | 彩印 | 彩印 | cǎi yìn | cai3 yin4 | color printing; abbr. for 彩色印刷 | | |
| 19 | 彩鹬 | 彩鷸 | cǎi yù | cai3 yu4 | (bird species of China) greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) | | |
| 20 | 彩云 | 彩雲 | cǎi yún | cai3 yun2 | rosy clouds; Classifiers: 朵 | | |
| 21 | 彩妆 | 彩妝 | cǎi zhuāng | cai3 zhuang1 | makeup; cosmetics | | |
| 22 | 彩鹳 | 彩鸛 | cǎi guàn | cai3 guan4 | (bird species of China) painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) | | |
| 23 | 彩蚌 | 彩蚌 | cǎi bàng | cai3 bang4 | painted shell; painting on shell | | |
| 24 | 彩超 | 彩超 | cǎi chāo | Cai3 Chao1 | Color Doppler Imaging (CDI) (medicine) | | |
| 25 | 彩车 | 彩車 | cǎi chē | cai3 che1 | float (in a parade) | | |