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Hēi

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Hēi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Hēi | Hei1
English translation
abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江
>黑龙江 Hēi lóng jiāng [Hēi lóng jiāng]
black
dark
sinister
secret
shady
illegal
(loanword) to hack (computing)
black; dark; evil, sinister

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About Hēi

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Number of strokes

12

Radical frequency

172

Traditional form

Hēi

Contains the radical

Hēi

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

A man's face blacked by soot from a fire  huǒ

Etymology of Hēi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱? huǒ

Explanation

Pictograph of a person whose face has been tattooed. In ancient China criminals were punished by having their faces permanently marked. Later writers reanalyzed the character as a chimney being blackened by fire, so the bottom component was changed to loo

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Example sentences using Hēi

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zài xià 之前 zhī qián , Hēi yún 使 shǐ 天空 tiānkōng 变得 biàn de 黑暗 hēi àn le .

Thick clouds darkened the sky before the rain fell.

wèi 摄影师 shè yǐng shī 电灯 diàn dēng de 保险丝 bǎo xiǎn sī shāo duàn le , 使 shǐ zhěng dòng 房子 fáng zi 陷于 xiàn yú 黑暗 hēi àn 当中 dāng zhōng .

A photographer had fused the lights, engulfing the entire house darkness.

Fāng 鸿 hóng 渐要 bào 小姐 xiǎojie 欢心 huān xīn ,便 biàn Hēi tián 朱古力 zhū gǔ lì 小姐 xiǎojie 那些 nà xiē 亲昵 qīn nì de 称呼 chēnghu 告诉 gàosu .

He tried to amuse her by calling her the affectionate nicknames " Dark Sweetie " and " Miss Chocolate. "

zài de 一头 yī tóu 黑发 hēi fà 之中 zhī zhōng 渐渐 jiàn jiàn 生出 shēng chū 缕缕 yín .

His black hair was tinged with grey.

盗贼 dào zéi jiāng 手电筒 shǒu diàn tǒng zhào jìn 黑暗 hēi àn de 房间 fángjiān .

The burglar shone his torch into the dark room.

Words with Hēi

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character Hēi in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Hēi black Hēi
黑色 hēi sè black黑色 hēi sè
黑人 hēi rén black person黑人 hēi rén
黑暗 hēi àn dark黑暗 hēi àn
黑帮 hēi bāng criminal gang黑幫
黑白 hēi bái black and white黑白 hēi bái
黑夜 hēi yè night黑夜 hēi yè
黑龙江 Hēi lóng jiāng Amur river黑龍江
黑社会 hēi shè huì criminal underworld黑社會
黑洞 hēi dòng (astronomy) black hole黑洞 hēi dòng
黑龙江省 Hēi lóng jiāng Shěng Heilongjiang Province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. Hēi , capital Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨 Hā ěr bīn [Hā​'ěr​bīn]黑龍江省
漆黑 qī hēi pitch-black漆黑 qī hēi
黑马 hēi mǎ dark horse黑馬
黑道 hēi dào dark road黑道 hēi dào
慕尼黑 Mù ní hēi München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany慕尼黑 Mù ní hēi
黑手党 hēi shǒu dǎng mafia黑手黨
黑名单 hēi míng dān blacklist黑名單
黑板 hēibǎn blackboard黑板 hēibǎn
黑市 hēi shì black market黑市 hēi shì
黑客 hēi kè hacker (computing) (loanword)黑客 hēi kè
天黑 tiān hēi dusk天黑 tiān hēi
黑影 hēi yǐng shadow黑影 hēi yǐng
黑山 Hēi shān Montenegro, former Yugoslavia黑山 Hēi shān
黑车 hēi chē unlicensed motor vehicle黑車

Hēi Decomposition & Compounds

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Hēi Compounds

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  • Hēi
    • dǎng
    • diǎn
    • hēi , , , dài , àn , yǒu , qián , xiá , chù , , , , me , , , zhěn , tūn , , yǎn , qíng , , cǎn , tán , zhěn , dài , tǎng , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , méi
    • , , ,
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