Writing
黑 (hēi) — how to say "black" in Chinese
黑
Black, dark
adjective
Radicals / Keys
黑
Black
#203 · hēi · 12 strokes
Collocations
黑狗
hēi gǒu
black dog
Examples
晚上天很黑，我们早点回家吧。
It's very dark in the evening, let's go home early.
天黑了
It's dark.
Mnemonic
[hēi-] Hannibal the curious hippo found a magical paintbrush that turned everything black 黑 🖤. He started by drawing a long horizontal line 一 across his favorite canvas. Transforming it into the Chinese character 黑, Hannibal giggled, feeling like an artist creating the darkest, most mysterious art in the jungle!
Frequently asked questions
Black in Mandarin Chinese
"black" in Chinese is 黑 (hēi).
黑 meaning in English
黑 (hēi) means "Black, dark".
Black in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced hēi (written as hei). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "black" in Chinese characters?
It is written 黑 and has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 黑?
黑 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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