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黑 hēi

black

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 2
Type
Ideograph
Made of 灬 ⿱？灬

Memory hint: A man's face blacked by soot from a fire 灬

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Example sentences with 黑

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  1. 天已经黑了。
    Tiān yǐjīng hēi le.
    It's already dark.
    sky already black (particle)
  2. 你喜欢黑色的车吗？
    Nǐ xǐhuan hēisè de chē ma?
    Do you like black cars?
    you like black-color (particle) car (question)
  3. 天黑了，快回家吧。
    Tiān hēi le, kuài huí jiā ba.
    It's dark, hurry home.
    sky black (particle), quickly return home (suggestion)
  4. 这不是黑色的，是深蓝色的。
    Zhè bú shì hēisè de, shì shēnlánsè de.
    This isn't black, it's dark blue.
    this not is black-color (particle), is dark-blue-color (particle)
  5. 晚上黑板上写满了字。
    Wǎnshang hēibǎn shang xiěmǎnle zì.
    In the evening, the blackboard was full of writing.
    evening blackboard on wrote-full (particle) characters

Words with 黑 (4)