黑

• 拼音: hēi
• 汉字拆解: 黑 — pictograph representing soot marks from fire; one of the basic color characters.

含义

Black; dark. Describes the color black or the absence of light.

Beyond color, 黑 can describe darkness (天黑了 — it's getting dark) and is used in many compound words. Colloquially can imply shady or illegal (黑市 — black market).

例句

1. 她的头发是黑的。
2. 天黑了，我们回家吧。
3. 他穿了一件黑外套。

用法指南

语境: colors, descriptions, everyday

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 她有一双黑眼睛。(She has a pair of black eyes.)
• 外面太黑了，小心走路。(It's too dark outside — be careful walking.)

错误说法

• 不要用黑来形容人的皮肤颜色 (Avoid using 黑 to describe someone's skin color — it can be considered rude or insensitive)

起源与历史

Ancient character depicting soot or the dark residue of fire. One of the oldest color terms in Chinese.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal