黑
hēi
abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)
a picture of 黑 → a soot-stained chimney darkened by fire below
The character originally depicted a chimney or kiln with soot-blackened openings above fire, so fire and smoke together produce the idea of blackness. The flames (灬) point to what causes the darkness, not darkness itself.
他穿了一件黑衣服，看起来很酷。
tā chuān le yī jiàn hēi yī fu ，kàn qǐ lái hěn kù 。
He wore a black piece of clothing, which looked very cool.
这条路上没有灯，天黑以后走路很不安全。
zhè tiáo lù shàng méi yǒu dēng ，tiān hēi yǐ hòu zǒu lù hěn bù ān quán 。
There are no lights on this road, so walking after dark is very unsafe.
Words with 黑
棕黑
zōng hēi
dark brown
金头黑雀
jīn tóu hēi què
(bird species of China) gold-naped finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta)
开黑
kāi hēi
(slang) (online gaming) to team up with friends in a coordinated private group (黑[hei1] indicates private, team-only chat)
开黑店
kāi hēi diàn
lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)
阿黑颜
ā hēi yán
(ACG) ahegao (loanword from Japanese アヘ顔)
颠倒黑白
diān dǎo hēi bái
lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
黑胸歌鸲
hēi xiōng gē qú
(bird species of China) Himalayan rubythroat (Calliope pectoralis)
黑胸鸫
hēi xiōng dōng
(bird species of China) black-breasted thrush (Turdus dissimilis)
黑胸麻雀
hēi xiōng má què
(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
黑腰滨鹬
hēi yāo bīn yù
(bird species of China) Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
黑脚信天翁
hēi jiǎo xìn tiān wēng
(bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
黑腹沙鸡
hēi fù shā jī
(bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)