1. 黑
  2. 暗

黑

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  • 519th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 87 words
  • Component in 24 characters

Decomposition

1Once
黑→
No glyph available灬
2Radical
黑→
黑black
3Graphical
黑→
口丨丷一丨一灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hēi (Hei1)abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
2. hēi (hei1)black • dark • (loanword) to hack

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 黑 hēi (hei1)The component 灬 is pronounced as 'huǒ' (huo3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 黑 hēi (hei1)The component 黑 is pronounced as 'hēi' (hei1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

黑 also appears in:
黑默墨嘿黛黯黝黔黜黠點黩黢黧黥黟黨黴黪矘黡讜黮黶

Example Words

High Frequency

黑 
黑暗 
黑色 

Medium Frequency

摸黑 
漆黑 
黑人 
黑夜 
黑客 
黑幕 
黑帮 (黑幫)
黑心 
黑木耳 
黑板 
黑白 
黑社会 (黑社會)
黑色素 
黑芝麻 
黑莓 
黑龙江 (黑龍江)
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暗

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Previous (核)Next (姐)
  • 827th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 54 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
暗→
日音
2Radical
暗→
日sun/day音sound
3Graphical
暗→
口一一丶丷一口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. àn (an4)dark • gloomy • hidden • secret • muddled • obscure • in the dark
2. àn (an4)to close (a door) • to eclipse • muddled • stupid • ignorant • variant of 暗[an4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

暗恋 (暗戀)
黑暗 

Medium Frequency

昏暗 
暗 
暗中 
暗地 
暗暗 
暗淡 
暗示 
暗算 
暗自 
暗藏 
暗号 (暗號)
柳暗花明 
灰暗 
阴暗 (陰暗)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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