| 特色HSK 5 | tè sè | characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality | |
| 红色 | hóng sè | red (color); revolutionary | |
| 色彩HSK 5 | sè cǎi | tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character | |
| 角色HSK 5 | jué sè | role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiao3 se4] | |
| 白色 | bái sè | white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist |
| 本色 | běn shǎi | natural color | |
| 套色 | tào shǎi | color printing using several overlaid images | |
| 上色 | shàng shǎi | to color (a picture etc); to dye (fabric etc); to stain (furniture etc) | |
| 色子 | shǎi zi | dice (used in gambling) | |
| 色酒 | shǎi jiǔ | colored wine (made from grapes or other fruit, as opposed to a rice wine etc) |
| 1 | I like the seven colors of the rainbow | |
| 2 | Which color do you like? | |
| 3 | The sky is blue. | |
| 4 | Yellow is my favorite color. | |
| 5 | I like white flowers. |