hēi = h + ei1
abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
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hēi = h + ei1
black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing)
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How to pronounce 黑

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei1 final

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

黑 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
wéi = w + ei2
enclosure
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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= tu + Ø3
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
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= tu + Ø3
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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huǒ = hu + o3
"fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc
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Characters with 黑 as component

xūn = xu + (e)n1
to smoke / to fumigate / to assail the nostrils / to perfume
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xūn = xu + (e)n1
fragrance / warm / to educate / variant of 熏[xun1] / to smoke / to fumigate
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xūn = xu + (e)n1
variant of 熏[xun1]
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Words with 黑

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black person / an illegal
dark / darkly / darkness

Sentences with 黑

黑 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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