| cǎi | (bright) color/variety/applause/applaud/(lottery) prize |
| 彩 | (bright) color variety applause |
| 彩云 | rosy clouds CL:朵 |
| 彩信 | multi-media messaging service (MMS) (telecommunications) |
| 彩像 | polychrome |
| 彩券 | lottery; tombola; raffle ticket |
| 彩印 | color printing; colourprinting |
| 彩卷 | colour film |
| 彩号 | wounded soldier |
| 彩喷 | color spray |
| 彩塑 | painted sculpture; colour modeling; color modelling; colour modelling |
| 彩墨画 | ink and colour painting |
| 彩头 | good omen |
| 彩屏 | color screen |
| 彩屏法 | screen process |
| 彩带 | colored ribbon streamer CL:條|条 |
| 彩弹 | paintball |
| 彩扩 | to enlarge color photos color film processing |
| 彩排 | dress rehearsal |
| 彩旗 | colored flag |
| 彩旦 | ts`ai tan [usually a shrewd and sometimes comic woman] |