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黑 hēi — “black”
How to write and say the Chinese character 黑 (hēi), which means black — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Colours & describing.
Pinyin · 拼音 hēi
Meaning · 意思 black
Strokes · 笔画 12
Radical · 部首 黑 (black)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
黑 is written with 12 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: a man's face blacked by soot from a fire 灬.
A common word常用词
黑色
black
Example sentence例句
天黑了，回家吧。
It's getting dark — let's go home.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.