黑 hēi black

Example sentences

他的狗是黑的。Tā de gǒu shì hēi de.His dog is black.
你喜欢黑衣服吗？Nǐ xǐhuan hēi yīfu ma?Do you like black clothes?

HSK 2 — elementary Mandarin: 150 new words, 300 in all. You can handle basic daily tasks and simple routine exchanges. In HSK 3.0, 黑 is in band 2. HSK 2 explained

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中黑means black. You might say it about a pet.

中他的狗是黑的。

His dog is black. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

黑 is written in 12 strokes.

黑 — the Chinese character for black (hēi), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 黑 — black

Senses

black
dark
sinister
secret
shady
illegal
to hide (sth) away
to vilify
(loanword) to hack (computing)

Related words

Where 黑 lives

HSK 2 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 2 Practise Topic: Colors Practise Topic: Describing things Practise

黑 is pronounced hēi and means “black”.