huī

gray; ash; dust

HSK 5 #1311

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1311th character
Radical ⽕ (86.2)
Strokes 6
Index # 397

Definitions

灰 huī
  1. 1. gray
  2. 2. ash
  3. 3. dust
  4. 4. discouraged
  5. 5. dejected
  6. 6. lime

Stroke order

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Words containing 灰

Word Meaning
ash gray
limestone
grayscale
overcast (of weather); dusky
quicklime; calcium oxide CaO
to plaster; to render (a wall); also pr. mò huī
mortar (for masonry)
(bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
apatite; phosphatic limestone
effortless; with ease; as easy as blowing off dust
effortless; with ease; as easy as blowing off dust
southern grey shrike bird
(bird species of China) southern grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis)
to blow away dust
as easy as pie
great slaty woodpecker
great slaty woodpecker
Swinhoe’s minivet, a small gray bird
Swinhoe's minivet, a small gray bird
discouraged; downhearted
discouraged; downhearted
incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
to suffer a snub; to meet with a rebuff
radioactive fallout