How to say “rainbow” in Chinese
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“Rainbow” in Chinese is 彩虹, cǎi hóng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
彩虹 is read cǎi hóng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 采 cǎi hints at the sound; on the right, 彡 — “pattern”.
On the left, 虫; on the right, 工 gōng hints at the reading, as it also does in 红 hóng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “彩虹”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 彩虹. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 天上出现了彩虹tiānshangchūxiànlecǎihóngA rainbow appeared in the sky.
- 风雨过后见彩虹fēngyǔguòhòujiàncǎihóngAfter the storm comes the rainbow.
More words from the lesson “Weather report: thunderstorms and clear skies”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rainbow” in Chinese?
“Rainbow” in Chinese is 彩虹, pinyin cǎihóng.
What does 彩虹 mean?
彩虹 (cǎihóng) means “rainbow”.
How do you write 彩虹?
彩虹 is 2 characters: 彩 (cǎi) — color, paints; bright; 虹 (hóng) — rainbow. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 彩虹?
彩虹 is read cǎihóng. Tones: cǎi — third tone, hóng — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“rainbow” in the lesson “Weather report: thunderstorms and clear skies”
This word is from the topic “Land, sea, weather” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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