灰 (huī)
ash; dust; gray
How 灰 is written
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 𠂇 — left hand
- Traditional
- 灰
- Simplified
- 灰 (unchanged)
Components
- 𠂇 left hand
- 火 fire
Common words using 灰
- 心灰意冷 xīnhuīyìlěng
- discouraged; downhearted
- 灰塵 huīchén
- dust
- 灰姑娘 huīgūniang
- Cinderella; a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
- 灰心 huīxīn
- to lose heart; to be discouraged
- 灰暗 huīàn
- dull gray; drab; murky
- 灰色 huīsè
- gray; grey; ash gray
- 灰蒙蒙 huīmēngmēng
- dusky; overcast (of weather)
- 炮灰 pàohuī
- cannon fodder
- 煙灰缸 yānhuīgāng
- ashtray
- 吹灰 chuīhuī
- to blow away dust
- 吹灰之力 chuīhuīzhīlì
- as easy as pie
- 心灰意懶 xīnhuīyìlǎn
- discouraged; downhearted
灰 in a sentence
這件衣服是灰色的，比較耐髒。
Zhè jiàn yīfú shì huīsè de, bǐjiào nàizāng.
“This shirt is gray; it doesn't show dirt as easily.”
How common is 灰?
灰 is the 1,309th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 93% of all running text.
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