彩虹

cǎi hóng · HSK 7

rainbow

🌈 cǎi hóng = colorful + arc — colors arching across the sky

彩 means colorful or splendid, 虹 means arc or rainbow. Together: a colorful arc. The pronunciation 'cǎi' sounds close to 'kai' as in kaleidoscope — a burst of colors.

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