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灰 huī

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灰 huī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
huī | hui1
English translation
ash
dust
lime
gray
discouraged
dejected
ashes; dust; lime, mortar

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About 灰 huī

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HSK level

5

Number of strokes

6

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

Etymology of 灰 huī

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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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Example sentences using 灰 huī

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他 tā 拾 shè 起 qǐ 烟灰缸 yān huī gāng ,放到桌上.

He picked up the ash tray and put it on the table.

天上 tiān shàng 有 yǒu 这么 zhè me 多 duō 的 de 灰 huī 云 yún ,我 wǒ 看 kān 今天 jīntiān 要 yāo 下 xià 雨 yǔ .

There are so many grey clouds I think it will rain today.

神仙 shénxiān 教 Jiào 母 mǔ 的 de 魔法 mó fǎ 使 shǐ 灰姑娘 Huī gū niang 的 de 破烂 pò làn 衣衫 yī shān 变成 biàn chéng 了 le 一 yī 件 jiàn 漂亮 piàoliang 的 de 长 cháng 外衣 wài yī .

The fairy godmother's magic charm turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown.

苍茫 cāng máng 依然 yīrán , 光辉 guānghuī 正 zhēng 穿透 chuān tòu 尘 chén 灰 huī 的 de 层 céng 云 yún .

Misty it is still, glowing through clouds of dust and reek.

这 zhè 一 yī “ 灰 huī 盆 pén ” 地区 dìqū 延伸 yánshēn 达 Dá 100个 gè 县 xiàn .

The " dust bowl " covered one hundred countries.

Words with 灰 huī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
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

灰 huī Decomposition & Compounds

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灰 huī Decomposition

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灰 huī Compounds

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