黑
Character
black (the color)
- Radical
- 黑 (itself)
- Strokes
- 12
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 灬
- Traditional
- 黑
- Frequency
- #563 most common character
Meaning
hēi
hei1- black (the color)
- dark, with little or no light
- short for 黑龙江, a province in north China
Examples
我的猫是黑色的。
wǒ de māo shì hēi sè de
My cat is black.
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天黑了，我们回家吧。
tiān hēi le wǒ men huí jiā ba
It is dark. Let's go home.
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冬天我想去黑看雪。
dōng tiān wǒ xiǎng qù hēi kàn xuě
In winter I want to go to Heilongjiang to see the snow.
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Stroke order
All 12 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 黑
Draw “黑” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 黑
See all 377 →黑板hēi bǎna dark board in a classroom that a teacher writes on with chalkWordHSK 2黑色hēi sèthe color black, like the sky at nightWordHSK 2黑暗hēi àndark; with little or no lightWordHSK 4黑夜hēi yènight; the dark time after the sun goes downWordHSK 6黑客hēi kèa person who secretly gets into computers without permissionWordHSK 7–9黑心hēi xīnmean and dishonest, with no care for other peopleWordHSK 7–9黑手hēi shǒua hidden person who secretly makes something bad happenWordHSK 7–9黑白hēi báiblack and white; also photos or films made only in these colorsWordHSK 7–9黑马hēi mǎdark horse: someone who wins or succeeds when nobody expects itWordHSK 7–9黑丝hēi sīblack pantyhose; black stockingsWord黑五hēi wǔBlack Friday (abbr. for 黑色星期五 (Hēi sè Xīng qī wǔ))Word黑产hēi chǎncybercrime industryWord