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黑 (hēi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

黑 (hēi) is a Chinese word: black. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 黑

形 xíng adjective

black

这只猫是黑的。

zhè zhī māo shì hēi de

This cat is black.

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Word breakdown

黑 hēi — black

Words with this character (8)
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  • 6 黑名单 hēi míng dān — blacklist HSK 7
    • 黑 black (indicating something negative or forbidden)
    • 名 name (indicating a list of names or people)
    • 单 list (a roster or registry)
    Example

    他因为违规被加入了黑名单。

    tā yīn wèi wéi guī bèi jiā rù le hēi míng dān

    He was added to the blacklist for violating rules.

  • 7 黑客 hēi kè — hacker HSK 7
    • 黑 black/dark, suggesting the underground or illegal nature of unauthorized access
    • 客 guest/visitor, suggesting someone who enters systems uninvited
    Example

    黑客攻击了公司的网络系统。

    hēi kè gōng jī le gōng sī de wǎng luò xì tǒng

    Hackers attacked the company's network system.

  • 8 黑马 hēi mǎ — dark horse HSK 7
    • 黑 black, dark (indicating unexpected or unknown quality)
    • 马 horse (metaphorically: competitor or candidate)
    Example

    这位运动员成为了比赛的黑马。

    zhè wèi yùn dòng yuán chéng wéi le bǐ sài de hēi mǎ

    This athlete became the dark horse of the competition.

Structure & writing
1 黑 hēi — black (color, opposite of white)
黑 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 4
默 mò to be silent, make no sound (reduplicated)
HSK 6
嘿 hēi hey (greeting or to get attention)
HSK 7
墨 mò ink stick (made from soot or pine smoke); also the liquid ink made by grinding it with water

黑 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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