黑 hēi

black; dark; evil, sinister

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DEFINITIONS

  • black
  • dark
  • evil, sinister
  • abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
  • black
  • dark
  • sinister
  • secret
  • shady
  • illegal
  • to hide (sth) away
  • to vilify
  • (loanword) to hack (computing)

STROKES

黑 stroke order diagram
黑 stroke order animation

WORDS

自黑 zì hēi (Internet slang) to make fun of oneself
变黑 biàn hēi to darken
變黑 biàn hēi to darken
起早貪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late
越描越黑 yuè miáo yuè hēi lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get; fig. to only make matters worse
近朱者赤，近墨者黑 jìn zhū zhě chì ， jìn mò zhě hēi those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom); you are the product of your environment
退黑激素 tuì hēi jī sù melatonin
金头黑雀 jīn tóu hēi què (bird species of China) gold-naped finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta)
金頭黑雀 jīn tóu hēi què (bird species of China) gold-naped finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta)
开黑店 kāi hēi diàn lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. to carry out a scam; to run a protection racket; daylight robbery
開黑店 kāi hēi diàn lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. to carry out a scam; to run a protection racket; daylight robbery
阿黑门尼德王朝 ā hēi mén ní dé wáng cháo Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
阿黑門尼德王朝 ā hēi mén ní dé wáng cháo Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
非黑即白 fēi hēi jí bái black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)
顛倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately; to misrepresent the facts; to invert right and wrong
黎明前的黑暗 lí míng qián de hēi àn darkness comes before dawn; things can only get better (idiom)
黎黑 lí hēi variant of 黧黑[li2 hei1]
黑五 hēi wǔ Black Friday
黑五类 hēi wǔ lèi the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries, bad elements and rightists
黑五類 hēi wǔ lèi the "five black categories" (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries, bad elements and rightists
黑信 hēi xìn blackmail
黑兀鹫 hēi wù jiù (bird species of China) red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
黑兀鷲 hēi wù jiù (bird species of China) red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
黑冠山雀 hēi guān shān què (bird species of China) rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris)
黑冠椋鸟 hēi guān liáng niǎo (bird species of China) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
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