灰 huī

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Traditional form

灰 huī

Contains the radical

火 Huǒ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

The remains of a fire 火 Huǒ ; 火 Huǒ also provides the pronunciation

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿸？火 Huǒ

Explanation

After a fire (火 Huǒ ) burns down, the left over ash (灰 huī ) can be touched with the hands (又 yòu ).

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雷声 léi shēng 震得轰轰隆隆, 沿 yán 着 zhāo 河 hé 向 Xiàng 东 Dōng 推进 tuī jìn ,灰白色 huī bái sè 的 de 电光 diàn guāng 在 zài 他 tā 眼中 yǎn zhōng 闪烁 shǎnshuò 着 zhāo .

The thunder rumbled and crashed , travelling east along the river, the paling flashes flicked his eyes.

装运 zhuāng yùn 着 zhāo 沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn 的 de 记忆 jìyì , 亮 liàng 的 de 、暗 àn 的 de 、灰 huī 的 de .

Loaded with heavy memories -- bright, dark and gray.

他 tā 的 de 秃头 tū tóu 四周 sì zhōu 长 cháng 着 zhāo 一 yī 圈 juān 灰白 huī bái 的 de 头发 tóufa .

A band of grey hair encircled his bald dome.

他 tā 的 de 秃 tū 头 tóu 顶 dǐng 四周 sì zhōu 长 cháng 着 zhāo 一 yī 圈 juān 灰白 huī bái 的 de 头发 tóufa .

A band of gray hair encircled his bald dome.

这 zhè 只 zhǐ 母鸡 mǔ jī 灰 huī 色 sè 带白斑 bān 点 diǎn .

This hen is gray with white speckles.

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

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
灰 huī	ash	灰 huī
灰色 huī sè	gray	灰色 huī sè
骨灰 gǔ huī	bone ash	骨灰 gǔ huī
灰尘 huīchén	dust	灰塵
灰姑娘 Huī gū niang	Cinderella	灰姑娘 Huī gū niang
灰烬 huī jìn	ashes	灰燼
烟灰缸 yān huī gāng	ashtray	煙灰缸
灰心 huīxīn	to lose heart	灰心 huīxīn
石灰 shí huī	lime (calcium oxide)	石灰 shí huī
灰暗 huī àn	drab	灰暗 huī àn
灰白 huī bái	colored	灰白 huī bái
灰飞烟灭 huī fēi yān miè	fig. to be annihilated	灰飛煙滅
骨灰盒 gǔ huī hé	box for bone ashes	骨灰盒 gǔ huī hé
心灰意冷 xīn huī yì lěng	discouraged	心灰意冷 xīn huī yì lěng
烟灰 yān huī	cigarette ash	煙灰
炮灰 pào huī	cannon fodder	炮灰 pào huī
死灰复燃 sǐ huī fù rán	sth malevolent returns to haunt one	死灰復燃
石灰石 shí huī shí	limestone	石灰石 shí huī shí
灰溜溜 huī liū liū	dull gray	灰溜溜 huī liū liū
灰蒙蒙 huī mēng mēng	dusky	灰蒙蒙 huī mēng mēng
大灰狼 dà huī láng	big bad wolf	大灰狼 dà huī láng
灰心丧气 huī xīn sàng qì	downhearted	灰心喪氣
灰度 huī dù	grayscale	灰度 huī dù
灰岩 huī yán	limestone	灰岩 huī yán