灰

ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged; dejected

"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc

factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

Character component without intrinsic meaning

big bad wolf

every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened

(neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust

to blow away dust

a slight effort

(bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)

(bird species of China) southern grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis)

as easy as blowing off dust / effortless / with ease

(bird species of China) lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)

(bird species of China) Japanese thrush (Turdus cardis)

(bird species of China) Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus)

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent)