(hēi) - black, dark in Mandarin
hēiTraditional: 嗨
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Translation
black, dark
Word origin
嗨 (hēi) is an interjection, often a greeting borrowed in sound from English 'hi'. It is written with 口 (the mouth radical) to mark a vocal sound, plus 海 (hǎi, 'sea') as the phonetic.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 口 (mouth radical) + 海 (hǎi, phonetic)
Stroke order
嗨
Examples
。
It has gotten dark.
。
He wore black clothes.
。
There are words written on the blackboard.
，！
Hi, long time no see!
，？
Hi, how are you today?
嗨 (hēi) means black, dark. It is used as a adjective in everyday Mandarin speech.
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