黑色
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
黑色 (hēisè) · black
黑色 (hēisè) means “black”. It is written with 2 characters: 黑 (black) + 色 (color). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 黑色 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)
色 sè · color
What 色 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: What a person ⺈ desires 巴 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我喜欢黑色的鞋。Wǒ xǐhuan hēisè de xié.I like black shoes.
你的包是黑色的吗？Nǐ de bāo shì hēisè de ma?Is your bag black?
Questions about 黑色
What does 黑色 mean?
黑色 (hēisè) means “black”.
How do you pronounce 黑色?
黑色 is pronounced hēisè.
Which HSK level is 黑色?
黑色 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 黑板hēibǎnblackboard
- 黑暗hēi'àndark
- 乌黑wūhēijet-black
- 黑hēiblack
- 白色báisèwhite
- 红色hóngsèred
- 黄色huángsèyellow
- 蓝色lánsèblue
- 绿色lǜsègreen
- 颜色yánsècolor
Learn 黑色 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.