黑
hēi
abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)
a picture of 黑 → a soot-stained chimney darkened by fire below
The character originally depicted a chimney or kiln with soot-blackened openings above fire, so fire and smoke together produce the idea of blackness. The flames (灬) point to what causes the darkness, not darkness itself.
他穿了一件黑衣服，看起来很酷。
tā chuān le yī jiàn hēi yī fu ，kàn qǐ lái hěn kù 。
He wore a black piece of clothing, which looked very cool.
这条路上没有灯，天黑以后走路很不安全。
zhè tiáo lù shàng méi yǒu dēng ，tiān hēi yǐ hòu zǒu lù hěn bù ān quán 。
There are no lights on this road, so walking after dark is very unsafe.
Words with 黑
黑盒
hēi hé
black box
黑塞哥维那
hēi sài gē wéi nà
Herzegovina
黑人
hēi rén
black person
黝黑
yǒu hēi
dark
黑名单
hēi míng dān
blacklist
黑海
hēi hǎi
Black Sea
黑车
hēi chē
unlicensed or unofficial taxi
黑水
hēi shuǐ
Heishui County (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
黑手党
hēi shǒu dǎng
mafia
黑火药
hēi huǒ yào
black powder (traditional gunpowder)
黑影
hēi yǐng
shadow
黑心
hēi xīn
ruthless and lacking in conscience