shèsè

设色

Word · VerbTraditional設色

apply color; coloration

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to apply color; to color (in painting)

formal

Specifically refers to the application of colors in traditional Chinese painting or drawing. Often implies a deliberate artistic choice in color selection and gradation.

Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
bù布
jú局
xīn新
yǐng颖
 ,
shè设
sè色
róu柔
hé和
 。

This painting has a novel composition with soft, gentle coloring.

Huà画
jiā家
jīng精
xīn心
wèi为
zhè这
fú幅
shān山
shuǐ水
huà画
shè设
sè色
 。

The painter carefully applied colors to this landscape painting.

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Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
de的
shè设
sè色
fēi非
cháng常
diǎn典
yǎ雅
 。

The coloration of this painting is very elegant.

Tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
gōng工
bǐ笔
zhòng重
cǎi彩
de的
shè设
sè色
fāng方
fǎ法
 。

He is skilled in the coloring techniques of meticulous heavy-color painting.