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title: "Zongse Meaning: 棕色 (zōngsè) Means “brown”"
description: "棕色 (zōngsè) means “brown”. Hear its tones, see what 棕 and 色 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zongse"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 棕色 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

棕色 zōngsè

## brown

## Its characters

1. 棕 zōng brown
2. 色 sè color

## In a sentence

我买了一双棕色的皮鞋。 I bought a pair of brown leather shoes.

[More about 棕色](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A3%95%E8%89%B2)

## More words with 棕 or 色

- [白色 báisè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baise)
- [本色 běnsè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bense)
- [彩色 cǎisè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caise)
- [出色 chūsè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuse)
- [黑色 hēisè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heise)
- [红色 hóngsè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hongse)
- [黄色 huángsè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huangse)
- [灰色 huīsè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huise)
- [景色 jǐngsè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingse)
- [角色 juésè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juese)

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