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IDENTITY

hēiblack; dark

HSK 2Top 300

CORE MEANING

black; dark

Part of speech
adjective
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.blackHSK2

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
black radical (hēi)
strokes
12
Structure
single structure
IDS sequence
⿱⑧灬
    • the body
    • fire; soot

USAGE

Common words

黑色hēisèblack
黑板hēibǎnblackboard
黑夜hēiyènight

Graded examples

  • 老师把字写在黑板上。Lǎoshī bǎ zì xiě zài hēibǎn shang.HSK3

    The teacher writes on the blackboard.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Fire (灬) sooting up the chimney (里) — black.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#300
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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