黑
Primary radical
黑 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 黑.
CHINESE CHARACTER
黑 (hēi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
hēi
black; dark; evil, sinisterHSK 212 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
灬
Visible components
黑 is decomposed as ⿱？灬.
STROKES · 12
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 黑 in 12 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT
Vocabulary with 黑
HSK 2 · black
HSK 3 · blackboard
HSK 5 · black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal
HSK 6 · dark; darkly; darkness
HSK 7-9 · lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately; to misrepresent the facts; to invert right and wrong
HSK 7-9 · (computing) (loanword) hacker
FAQ
What does 黑 (hēi) mean in Chinese?
black; dark; evil, sinister
How do you write 黑 in stroke order?
黑 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 黑?
黑 is the radical in 黑. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 黑?
黑色 (hēisè): black; 黑板 (hēibǎn): blackboard; 黑 (hēi): black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal.