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灰
huī
ashes; dust; lime, mortar
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The remains of a fire 火; 火 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 5
6 strokes
Common (13%)
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火
huǒ
fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
⿸?火
i
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes
Words Using 灰 (160)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
灰
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huī
ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged / dejected
5
huī
灰
↗
HSK 5
ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged / dejected
灰心
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huīxīn
to lose heart / to be discouraged
5
huīxīn
灰心
↗
HSK 5
to lose heart / to be discouraged
灰尘
↗
huīchén
dust
5
huīchén
灰尘
↗
HSK 5
dust
骨灰
↗
gǔhuī
bone ash / ashes of the dead
gǔhuī
骨灰
↗
bone ash / ashes of the dead
灰色
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huīsè
gray / ash gray / grizzly / pessimistic / gloomy / dispirited / ambiguous
huīsè
灰色
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gray / ash gray / grizzly / pessimistic / gloomy / dispirited / ambiguous
灰姑娘
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Huīgūniang
Cinderella / a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
Huīgūniang
灰姑娘
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Cinderella / a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
炮灰
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pàohuī
cannon fodder
pàohuī
炮灰
↗
cannon fodder
灰暗
↗
huīàn
dull gray / drab / murky
huīàn
灰暗
↗
dull gray / drab / murky
吹灰
↗
chuīhuī
to blow away dust
chuīhuī
吹灰
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to blow away dust
骨灰盒
↗
gǔhuīhé
box for bone ashes / funerary casket
gǔhuīhé
骨灰盒
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box for bone ashes / funerary casket