(yǎ hēi) - YaHei (as in the Microsoft YaHei typeface) in Mandarin

yǎhēi

Traditional: 雅黑

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Translation

YaHei (as in the Microsoft YaHei typeface)

Word origin

A name from the Microsoft YaHei typeface, where 雅 means elegant and 黑 refers to a sans-serif heiti style. It is a font name rather than an ordinary word.

Origin: proper noun (font name)
Root: 雅 (yǎ, elegant) + 黑 (hēi, heiti sans-serif style)

Stroke order

雅

黑

Examples

段duàn。

This text uses the YaHei font.

。

Microsoft YaHei is a common Chinese font.

。

Please change the font to YaHei.

。

YaHei looks very clear.

网wǎng页yè默mò。

The web page uses YaHei by default.

雅黑 (Yǎhēi) names the Microsoft YaHei typeface; 微软雅黑 is its full name. It is a font label, not a general vocabulary word.

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This word is part of lesson 24.