色

sè = s + e4

color / CL:種|种[zhong3] / look / appearance / sex

色 = ⺈ + 巴 : In the elevator's bathroom, Socrates watches a crane lick a beautiful lollipop. The lollipop features every color existing on earth.

色

shǎi = sh + ai3

(coll.) color / used in 色子[shai3 zi5]

色 = ⺈ + 巴 : In the airplane, Sherlock Holmes watches the crane licking a very tasty lollipop. He wants to have it, so he challenges the crane for it. The crane agrees to give him the lollipop if he can beat him in a dice game.

色 character breakdown

色
- 巴
  - 丨
  - 巳
    - 乚
    - 口
- ⺈
  - 刀
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅

巴

ba̅ = b + a1

Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan) / abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing / surname Ba / abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian / abbr. for Pakistan

巴 = 巳 + 丨 : The snake found a sweet and sticky lollipop in front if the ashram. Just as she is about to lick it, Beelzebub turns it into a large dinosaur bone, laughing at the snake, the lollipop in his hands.

巴

ba̅ = b + a1

to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail

⺈

Character component without intrinsic meaning

I think this looks like a crane; to the left is its wing, and to the right its head.

Characters with 色 as component

绝

絶

jué = ju + e2

variant of 絕|绝[jue2]

绝 = 纟 + 色 : Just inside the elevator's kitchen Zeus and the silk worm are playing a dice game. The game is called "annihilation", and the loser is said to become extinct within 1000 years' time. They don't know yet that both gods and worms will be extinct due to the human race soon.

绝

絕

jué = ju + e2

to cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means

脆

脃

cuì = cu + ei4

old variant of 脆[cui4]

脆 = 危 + 月 : The moon (月) is skating on the ice in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4), although there's a warning sign (危) pointing out that it is very fragile (脆). Kitty Cat (cu) tries to warn him by shouting and waving at him, but the moon is too far away.

艳

豔

yàn = y + an4

variant of 艷|艳[yan4]

艳 = 丰 + 色 : The glamorous (艳) Maud Younger (y) challenges you for a dice game (色) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). If you win, you can follow her into her romantic (艳) golden cage (丰), but if you loose, you have to follow her into her romantic (艳) golden cage (丰).

艳

艶

yàn = y + an4

variant of 艷|艳[yan4]

艳

豓

yàn = y + an4

old variant of 豔|艳[yan4]

艳

艷

yàn = y + an4

colorful / splendid / gaudy / amorous / romantic / to envy

铯

銫

sè = s + e4

cesium (chemistry)

艴

fú = fu + Ø2

angry

赩

xì = xi + Ø4

red / scarlet

Words with 色

上

shàng

色

shǎi

to color (a picture etc) / to dye (fabric etc) / to stain (furniture etc)

上

shàng

色

sè

top-quality / top-grade

不

bù

动

動

dòng

声

聲

she̅ng

色

sè

not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected / not batting an eyelid

不

bù

露

lù

声

聲

she̅ng

色

sè

not show one's feeling or intentions

丢

丟

diu̅

眉

méi

弄

nòng

色

sè

to wink at sb

中

zho̅ng

国

國

guó

特

tè

色

sè

社

shè

会

會

huì

主

zhǔ

义

義

yì

socialism with Chinese characteristics, phrase introduced by the CCP in 1986 to refer to its ideological model, embracing the economic reforms of the post-Mao era

乳

rǔ

黄

黃

huáng

色

sè

cream (color)

一

yi̅

路

lù