彩
虹

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The word "彩虹" is formed by combining the character "彩", meaning color or colorful, which itself is composed of "采" (picking) and "彡" (decorative lines), with "虹", meaning rainbow, composed of "虫" (creature) and "工" (work), based on ancient views of rainbows as dragon-like beings, resulting in a compound where the first character describes the colorful aspect of the second character's referent.

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雨后天空有彩虹。

Yǔ hòu tiānkōng yǒu cǎihóng.

After rain, there is a rainbow in the sky.

孩子们喜欢看彩虹。

Háizimen xǐhuān kàn cǎihóng.

Children like to watch rainbows.

彩虹有七种美丽的颜色。

Cǎihóng yǒu qī zhǒng měilì de yánsè.

Rainbows have seven beautiful colors.

当阳光穿过雨滴时，彩虹就形成了。

Dāng yángguāng chuānguò yǔdī shí, cǎihóng jiù xíngchéng le.

When sunlight passes through raindrops, a rainbow forms.

科学家解释了彩虹形成的物理原理。

Kēxuéjiā jiěshì le cǎihóng xíngchéng de wùlǐ yuánlǐ.

Scientists explained the physical principles of rainbow formation.

Word Definition - 彩虹

cǎi hóng rainbow; CL:道[dào]

Individual Character Details

彩 cǎi
虹 hóng