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Meaning of 正色

正色 means pure or standard colors (specifically referring to the five traditional Chinese colors: blue/green, yellow, red, white, and black); with a stern or serious expression; strictly; solemnly. Pronounced zhèng sè.

  • pure or standard colors (specifically referring to the five traditional Chinese colors: blue/green, yellow, red, white, and black)
  • with a stern or serious expression; strictly; solemnly

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
guó
dài
qīng
 
huáng
 
chì
 
bái
 
hēi
wéi
zhèng
 

In ancient China, blue-green, yellow, red, white, and black were considered the standard colors.

Zhè
huà
zhǐ
yòng
le
zhèng
 
yòng
jiàn
 

This painting uses only pure colors, not mixed colors.