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黑

hēi

black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203

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Strokes
12
Radical
黑
HSK
2
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 天要黑了。

    Tiān yào hēi le

    It was getting dark.

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  • 天快黑了。

    Tiān kuài hēi le

    It will be dark soon.

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  • 他天黑前能回家。

    Tā tiān hēi qián néng huí jiā

    He was able to get home before dark.

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  • 她很怕黑。

    Tā hěn pà hēi

    She is very afraid of the dark.

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Words containing 黑

  • 黑hēi 1black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)
  • 黑色hēi sè 1–4 black
  • 黑板hēi bǎn 1–3 blackboard
  • 黑暗hēi àn 1–4 dark; darkly; darkness
  • 黑夜hēi yè 1–4 night
  • 乌黑wū hēi 1–1 jet-black; dark
  • 黑客hēi kè 1–4 hacker (computing) (loanword)
  • 黑白hēi bái 1–2 black and white; right and wrong; monochrome
  • 黑马hēi mǎ 1–3 dark horse; fig. unexpected winner
  • 黑手hēi shǒu 1–3 (fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand; (Tw) mechanic; blue-collar worker; manual laborer
  • 黑心hēi xīn 1–1 ruthless and lacking in conscience; vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy; black core (flaw in pottery)