(hēi)

Black; dark.

How 黑 is written

Strokes
12
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Common words using 黑

黑暗 hēiàn
dark; darkly; darkness
黑色 hēisè
black
摸黑 mōhēi
to grope about in the dark
漆黑 qīhēi
pitch-black
黑人 hēirén
black person
黑夜 hēiyè
night
黑客 hēikè
hacker (computing) (loanword)
黑幕 hēimù
hidden details; dirty tricks; dark secrets
黑幫 hēibāng
bunch of gangsters; criminal gang; organized crime syndicate
黑心 hēixīn
ruthless and lacking in conscience; vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy; black core (flaw in pottery)
黑木耳 hēimùěr
Auricularia auricula-judae
黑板 hēibǎn
blackboard; CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4]

黑 in a sentence

天黑了,你早點回家吧。

Tiān hēi le, nǐ zǎodiǎn huíjiā ba.

“It's getting dark, you should go home early.”

How common is 黑?

黑 is the 519th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 76.6% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 黑

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