黑 hēi black

Made up of [灬 huǒ fire (as radical) radical 86, 土 tǔ earth; soil radical 32]
Made with 12 strokes.
Black ink is usually made from soot, which can be collecting on glass held over a flame
Ancient small seal form Small seal

Related characters


Also uses 灬 huǒ component: 炒 chǎo (to sauté) 点 diǎn (spot) ; 照 zhào (according to) ; 蒸 zhēng (to steam) ; 煮 zhǔ (to cook)
Also uses 土 tǔ component: 场 cháng (threshing floor) 城 chéng (city) ; 地 dì (earth) ; 圭 guī (jade tablet) ; 圭 guī (jade tablet) ; 疆 jiāng (border) ; 块 kuài (piece) ; 里 lǐ (inside) ; 陵 líng (mound) ; 去 qù (go) ; 丧 sàng (to lose) ; 圣 shèng (holy) ; 寺 sì (Buddhist temple) ; 在 zài (exist) ; 至 zhì (to arrive) ; 周 zhōu (circuit) ; 走 zǒu (walk) ; 座 zuò (seat) ; 坐 zuò (sit)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 黑
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Provinces

黑龙江 Heilongjiang

Proverbs

近朱者赤,近墨者黑 jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēi Taking on the color of the company kept. Adapt to surroundings
天下乌鸦一般黑 tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi Bad people are all the same. You find bad people everywhere

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黑 hēi black