黑暗
HSK 4 (2021)
黑暗 (hēi'àn) · dark
黑暗 (hēi'àn) means “dark; darkness”. It is written with 2 characters: 黑 (black) + 暗 (dark). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 黑暗 is built
The characters
黑 hēi · black
What 黑 is made of
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: A man's face blacked by soot from a fire 灬 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
暗 àn · dark
What 暗 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
Origin hint: 日 gives the meaning, 音 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
房间里一片黑暗。Fángjiān lǐ yī piàn hēi'àn.The room was completely dark.
小孩子怕黑暗吗？Xiǎo háizi pà hēi'àn ma?Are little children afraid of the dark?
Questions about 黑暗
What does 黑暗 mean?
黑暗 (hēi'àn) means “dark; darkness”.
How do you pronounce 黑暗?
黑暗 is pronounced hēi'àn.
Which HSK level is 黑暗?
黑暗 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
Learn 黑暗 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.