有声有色 (yǒu shēng yǒu sè)

Character breakdown

• 有 (yǒu) · 6 strokes

  Depicts a hand (又) holding meat (肉). In Oracle script this character was written the same as the phonetically similar 又, but later the 肉 component was added to distinguish them.

• 声 (shēng) · 7 strokes

  Remnant of the character 殸 (stone chimes). Depicts a musical stone chime hung up on a rope. Simplified form of 聲.

• 有 (yǒu) · 6 strokes

  Depicts a hand (又) holding meat (肉). In Oracle script this character was written the same as the phonetically similar 又, but later the 肉 component was added to distinguish them.

• 色 (sè) · 6 strokes

  Depicts a kneeling person (卩) being pushed down by a hand (爪). Based on the original meaning "press down", now written as 抑. The current meaning "color" is a phonetic loan.

Usage

他把昨天的经历讲得有声有色，大家都听入迷了。

He described yesterday's experience so vividly that everyone was captivated.

Tā bǎ zuó tiān de jīng lì jiǎng dé yǒu shēng yǒu sè, dà jiā dōu tīng rù mí le.