Bloomko
HSK 2 · Colours

黑

hēi

black; dark

Stroke order of 黑

黑 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Fire '灬' below fills the chimney above with black soot.

Parts: upper part a soot-filled chimney/window + 灬 fire

Example sentence

天黑了,我们回家吧。

It's dark now; let's go home.

Words with 黑

More words: Colours

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