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灰
huī
1. ash
2. dust
3. lime
4. gray
5. discouraged
6. dejected
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

灰
huī
ashes; dust; lime, mortar
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

灰度
huīdù
grayscale
灰土
Huītǔ
Spodosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
珠灰
zhūhuī
pearl gray
灰心
huīxīn
to lose heart
HSK 5
骨灰
gǔhuī
bone ash
灰土
huītǔ
dust
灰鹱
huīhù
(Chinese bird species) sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
爬灰
páhuī
incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
灰鹤
huīhè
(Chinese bird species) common crane (Grus grus)
灰浆
huījiāng
mortar (for masonry)
灰暗
huīàn
dull gray
灰岩
huīyán
limestone
扒灰
páhuī
incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
灰尘
huīchén
dust
HSK 5
灰熊
huīxióng
grizzly bear
灰雁
huīyàn
(Chinese bird species) greylag goose (Anser anser)
灰白
huībái
colored
煤灰
méihuī
soot
纸灰
zhǐhuī
ash from burnt paper
灰鹀
huīwú
(Chinese bird species) grey bunting (Emberiza variabilis)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,310
Word Frequency Rank
2,541 of 84,292

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