TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
彩
彩 ＝ 采 ＋ 彡
ㄘㄞˇ · cǎi
noun — color, hue; brilliance, splendor
字源 FORM — what the parts do
彡義three strokes — rays, sheen, decoration
采 cǎi (a hand picking from a tree) gives the sound — exact, no drift — and 彡, the three rays of sheen and decoration, gives the meaning. Together: the play of color, the brilliance that catches the eye: 彩色、色彩、精彩.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
採下來的花果（采）映著光，邊上三道光紋（彡）一閃，顏色全亮了。
The picked blossoms (采) catch the light, and three little rays (彡) flash at their edge — every color brightens at once.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)彩色、色彩— color, hue常用
→精彩、光彩— brilliance, splendor
→彩繪、彩排— colored painting; a dress rehearsal
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension