⿊

black

hēi (hei1)

Radical no. 203 · 12 strokes (第 203 部首 · 12 画 dì 203 bùshǒu · 12 huà)

Radical ⿊ (hēi) — meaning: black, 12 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script, depicting a person sitting by a window with marks indicating lack of light. It gradually evolved into an abstract form to represent the color black.

Mnemonic: A closed window makes the space inside turn pitch black.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

24 characters

Stroke count

All strokes 1-3 strokes 4-6 strokes 7-10 strokes 11+ strokes

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黑hēi
black
HSK 2
12 strokes
黓yì
black
15 strokes
默mò
silent
16 strokes
黔qián
(literary) black; to blacken
16 strokes
黕zhěn
red
16 strokes
黗tūn
yellowish-black
16 strokes
点diǎn
HSK 1
17 strokes
黛dài
umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
17 strokes
黜chù
to dismiss from office
17 strokes
黝yǒu
black
17 strokes
黟yī
black and shining ebony
18 strokes
黠xiá
(phonetic)
18 strokes
黡yǎn
black spots on body
18 strokes
黢qū
black
19 strokes
党dǎng
party
HSK 6
20 strokes
黥qíng
to tattoo criminals on the face or forehead
20 strokes
黦yù
yellowish black
20 strokes
黧lí
dark
20 strokes
黩dú
blacken
20 strokes
黪cǎn
dark
20 strokes
黮tán
black, dark
21 strokes
黰zhěn
bushy black hair
22 strokes
黱dài
old variant of 黛[dai4]
22 strokes
霉méi
mold
23 strokes

Quick check

A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.

Question 1 of 5

Which radical is the main radical of 黩?

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.

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