• 519th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 176 words
  • Component in 24 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

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 hēi (hei1)The component is pronounced as 'huǒ' (huo3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for hēi (hei1)The component is pronounced as 'hēi' (hei1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

黑夜 
黑暗 
黑社会 (黑社會)
黑色 

Uncommon

抹黑 
摸黑 
漆黑 
变黑 (變黑)
黑人 
黑客 
黑幕 
黑帮 (黑幫)
黑心 
黑斑 
黑木耳 
黑板 
黑洞 
黑白 
黑色素 
黑芝麻 
黑莓 
黑车 (黑車)
黑道 
黑马 (黑馬)
黑发 (黑髮)
黑龙江 (黑龍江)

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  • 2364th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 29 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tàn (tan4)wood charcoal • coal • carbon

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tàn (tan4)The component is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

煤炭 

Uncommon

木炭 
活性炭 
火炭 
焦炭 
雪中送炭 
黑炭 

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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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