| Word |
Components |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
|---|
| 嘿 |
口黑 |
hēi |
1. hey (used to get attention, or express admiration or surprise) |
|
2. hah; hee; lol |
|
3. Variant of 默 |
墨 |
黑土 |
mò |
1. Chinese ink or ink in general | |
磨 墨 - to grind an inkstick (against an inkstone) |
|
2. black; ink-coloured; dark |
|
3. (historical) to tattoo the face (e.g. as a punishment in Ancient China) |
|
4. (figurative) to embezzle |
|
5. (figurative) someone's poetry, essays, handwriting, or paintings |
|
6. (figurative) learning; knowledge |
|
7. Short for 墨家, Mohism |
|
8. Short for 墨西哥, Mexico |
|
9. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 癦 (mole; nevus; pigmented spot on the skin) |
| méi |
10. Only used in 墨杘 |
| mèi |
11. to slander |
黑色 |
黑色 |
hēisè |
1. n. the color black |
黥 |
黑京 |
qíng |
1. (historical) to tattoo the face, one of the Five Punishments in Ancient China |
黜 |
黑出 |
chù |
1. (literary) to dismiss; to demote; to downgrade | |
2. (literary) to discard; to reject |
|
3. (literary) to abolish |
|
4. (literary) to belittle and denounce |
黑板 |
黑板 |
hēibǎn |
1. n. blackboard (from late 19th c.) | |
把 黑板 擦 乾gān淨 - to wipe the blackboard clean - |
|
他 給 了 我 一 支 粉筆，讓 我 在 黑板 上 寫 下 自己 的 名字。 - He gave me a piece of chalk and asked me to write my name on the blackboard. |
|
2. n. (literary, literally) black plank |
