ash; dust; gray color
Animated Stroke Order 灰
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HSK Vocabulary: 灰
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 灰 is used in context
1
tā他
chuān穿
le了
yí一
jiàn件
huī灰
sè色
de的
wài外
tào套
。
He is wearing a gray coat.
2
shī失
bài败
hòu后
tā他
yǒu有
xiē些
huī灰
xīn心
。
He felt discouraged after the failure.
3
zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
jī积
mǎn满
le了
huī灰
chén尘
。
The table is covered with dust.
4
zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
yǒu有
huī灰
chén尘
。
There is dust on the table.
5
mā妈
mā妈
yòng用
mā抹
bù布
cā擦
diào掉
le了
jiā家
jù具
shàng上
de的
huī灰
chén尘
。
Mom wiped the dust off the furniture with a cloth.
6
zhǎng长
shí时
jiān间
bù不
dǎ打
sǎo扫
，
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
huì会
jī积
mǎn满
huī灰
chén尘
。
If you don't clean for a long time, the room will accumulate a lot of dust.
7
tā他
kǎo考
shì试
méi没
kǎo考
hǎo好
，
yǒu有
diǎn点
huī灰
xīn心
。
He didn't do well on the exam and felt a bit discouraged.
8
suī虽
rán然
yù遇
dào到
le了
kùn困
nán难
，
dàn但
tā她
méi没
yǒu有
huī灰
xīn心
，
jì继
xù续
nǔ努
lì力
。
Although she encountered difficulties, she didn't lose heart and kept trying.
9
lián连
xù续
jǐ几
cì次
shī失
bài败
ràng让
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
huī灰
xīn心
，
dàn但
tā他
hěn很
kuài快
tiáo调
zhěng整
xīn心
tài态
chóng重
xīn新
kāi开
shǐ始
。
Several consecutive failures made him feel disheartened, but he quickly adjusted his mindset and started over.
Information
Traditional灰
Radical火
Strokes6
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1344
Zhuyinㄏㄨㄟ
Components—
UnicodeU+7070
CangjieKF
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality