黑

hēi

black; dark; secret; shady; illegal; wicked; sinister; (Hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province

Radical: 黑 HSK 2 a, g, b ideographic

Components & Etymology

黑 decomposes into the following components:

灬

Words containing 黑

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 黑.

乌黑
wū hēi
jet-black
傍黑
bàng hēi
dusk
变黑
biàn hēi
to darken
天黑
tiān hēi
开黑
kāi hēi
打黑
dǎ hēi
to crack down on illegal activities
扫黑
sǎo hēi
抹黑
mǒ hēi
to discredit
拉黑
lā hēi
揭黑
jiē hēi
to uncover (mistakes, corruption etc)
摸黑
mō hēi
to grope about in the dark
晒黑
shài hēi
to sunbathe

Related characters (radical 黑)

Characters that share the radical 黑.

黔 默 黛 黜 黝 點 黟 黠 黢 黥 黧 黨 黩 黪 黴 黷

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