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(Kangxi radical 203, +0, 12 strokes, cangjie input 田土火 (WGF), four-corner 60331, composition ⿱⿻)

  1. Kangxi radical #203, .

| | Old Chinese | | | -------------------------------- | -------- | | | *mrɯɡs | | | *ʔmrɯːd | | | *mlɯːɡ | | | *mlɯːɡ | | | *mɯːɡ | | | *hmlɯːɡ | | | *hmlɯːɡ |

Pictogram (象形) – a person () with a tattooed face, depicting penal tattooing ( and ), one of the five punishments of ancient China.

In the bronze inscriptions from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, dots were sometimes added around , leading Shuowen to erroneously interpret the character as an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 𡆧 (“chimney”) + (“fire; flame”) — fire burning under a chimney, causing it to become black from the smoke.

This word displaced the earlier word for "black", . Unrelated to .

simp. and trad.
alternative forms 𪐗

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-maŋ ~ s-mak. Cognate with (OC *mlɯːɡ, “ink”).

The sense of “hack” is a phono-semantic matching of English hack.


Note: hěi - variant used in some contexts, e.g. 黑豆.



BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
ModernBeijing(Pinyin) hēi
MiddleChinese xok
OldChinese /*m̥ˁək/ (dialect *m̥ˁ- > xˁ-)
English black
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 5109
Phoneticcomponent
Rimegroup
Rimesubdivision 0
CorrespondingMC rime
OldChinese /*hmlɯːɡ/

  1. black
    hēi ― black color
    帽子。 ― Tā dài zhe hēi màozi. ― She's wearing a black hat.
  2. dark; darkness
    這麼。 [MSC, _trad._]
    这么。 [MSC, _simp._]
    Zhème hēi, wǒ kàn bù jiàn. [Pinyin]
    It's so dark; I can't see.
    。 ― Tā hěn pà hēi. ― She is very afraid of the dark.
    。 [Cantonese, _trad._]
    。 [Cantonese, _simp._]
    seng4 gaan1 fong4-2 hou2 haak1. [Jyutping]
    The whole room is very dark.
  3. evening; night
  4. illegal; clandestine; secret; shady
    hēishì ― black market
    hēibāng ― criminal gang
    昨天他們公園。 [MSC, _trad._]
    昨天他们公园。 [MSC, _simp._]
    Zuótiān tāmen zài gōngyuán kāi le ge hēi huì. [Pinyin]
    They had a clandestine meeting in the park yesterday.
  5. (colloquial) to illegally reside (in a country)
  6. sinister; evil
  7. (computing) to crack; to hack
    hēihacker
    可以亨德森辦公室電腦? [MSC, _trad._]
    可以亨德森办公室电脑? [MSC, _simp._]
    Nǐ kěyǐ hēidiào Hēngdésēn bàngōngshì de diànnǎo ma? [Pinyin]
    Can you hack into Henderson's office computer?
  8. (colloquial) to smear; to libel
    有一說一。 [MSC, _trad._]
    有一说一。 [MSC, _simp._]
    Zhè jiàn shì, wǒ kě shì yǒu yī shuō yī, bù chuī bù hēi. [Pinyin]
    As for this thing, I say it as it is and don't boast or libel.
    ××一次。 [MSC, _trad._]
    ××一次。 [MSC, _simp._]
    Zhè shì × × bèi hēi de zuì cǎn de yī cì. [Pinyin]
    This is the time when **** is libelled the most badly.
  9. one who libels; one who smears
  10. (by extension) hater; anti-fan
  11. (Cantonese) unlucky; unfortunate
  12. (Hui, euphemistic) pig; pork
  13. Short for 黑龍江黑龙江 (Hēilóngjiāng, “Heilongjiang province”).
  14. a surname

Dialectal synonyms of (“black”) [map]

Variety Location Words edit
Classical Chinese , , , , ,
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing
Taiwan
Chifeng
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
Harbin
Shenyang
Malaysia
Singapore
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin
Tangshan
Cangzhou
Baoding
Shijiazhuang
Jinan
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping)
Qingdao
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong
Zhengzhou
Xi'an
Xining
Xuzhou
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan ,
Lanzhou
Ürümqi
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu ,
Chongqing
Wuhan , ,
Guiyang
Kunming
Guilin
Liuzhou
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing
Yangzhou
Nantong
Hefei
Cantonese Guangzhou
Hong Kong
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) , skin
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
Macau
Guangzhou (Panyu)
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
Guangzhou (Conghua)
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) ,
Foshan
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
Foshan (Shunde)
Foshan (Sanshui)
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
Zhuhai (Doumen)
Jiangmen (Baisha)
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
Taishan
Kaiping (Chikan)
Enping (Niujiang)
Heshan (Yayao)
Dongguan
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
Shenzhen (Dapeng)
Yangjiang
Nanning
Danzhou
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
Singapore (Guangfu)
Gan Nanchang , ,
Pingxiang
Hakka Meixian
Xingning
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
Huiyang
Huidong (Daling)
Dongguan (Qingxi)
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
Wuhua (Huacheng)
Heyuan (Bendihua)
Wengyuan
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
Liannan
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
Jiexi
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
Changting
Wuping
Wuping (Yanqian)
Wuping (Pingyu)
Liancheng
Ninghua
Yudu
Ningdu
Ruijin
Shicheng
Shangyou (Shexi)
Tonggu (Sandu)
Ganzhou (Panlong)
Dayu
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
Hong Kong
Yangxi (Tangkou)
Yangchun (Sanjia)
Xinyi (Sihe)
Xinyi (Qianpai)
Gaozhou (Xindong)
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
Huazhou (Xin'an)
Lianjiang (Shijiao)
Lianjiang (Qingping)
Mengshan (Xihe)
Luchuan
Senai (Huiyang)
Kuching (Hepo)
Huizhou Jixi
Shexian
Jin Taiyuan
Xinzhou
Linhe
Jining
Hohhot
Zhangjiakou
Handan
Northern Min Jian'ou ,
Eastern Min Fuzhou ,
Fuzhou (Changle)
Fuqing
Yongtai
Gutian
Fu'an
Ningde
Shouning
Zhouning
Fuding
Southern Min Xiamen
Quanzhou
Jinjiang
Yongchun
Zhangzhou
Taipei
Kaohsiung
Yilan
Changhua (Lukang)
Taichung
Taichung (Wuqi)
Tainan
Taitung
Hsinchu
Penghu (Magong)
Penang (Hokkien)
Singapore (Hokkien)
Manila (Hokkien)
Medan (Hokkien)
Pingnan (Shangdu)
Chaozhou
Shantou
Shantou (Chenghai)
Jieyang
Lufeng
Haifeng
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
Singapore (Teochew)
Leizhou
Wenchang
Haikou
Qionghai
Singapore (Hainanese)
Puxian Min Putian
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
Xianyou
Xianyou (Fengting)
Xianyou (Youyang)
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) ,
Shehua Fu'an
Fuding
Luoyuan
Sanming
Shunchang
Hua'an
Guixi (Zhangping)
Cangnan
Jingning (Hexi)
Lishui
Longyou
Chaozhou
Fengshun
Wu Shanghai
Shanghai (Chongming)
Suzhou
Danyang
Hangzhou
Ningbo
Wenzhou , ,
Jinhua
Xiang Changsha ,
Shuangfeng ,
Note † - usually describes the color of cloth or thread

Dialectal synonyms of 倒霉 (“unlucky; out of luck”) [map]

Variety Location Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 倒霉, 倒運, 晦氣, 背運, 背時
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 倒霉, 背運, 晦氣
Harbin 背興
Singapore 倒霉
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 倒霉
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 倒霉
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 倒霉
Wanrong 倒灶
Xi'an 倒霉
Xuzhou 背時, 倒灶
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 倒灶, 背時, 背運
Ürümqi 倒運
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 背時, 倒灶, 背時倒灶
Wuhan 背時, 倒運, 點子低, 背九一
Liuzhou 背時, 倒灶,
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 晦氣
Cantonese Guangzhou , 行衰運, , 當黑, 運滯, 倒霉
Hong Kong , 行衰運, 當衰, , 當黑, 黑仔, 運滯
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 當衰
Macau 滯運,
Guangzhou (Panyu) 運滯,
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
Guangzhou (Conghua)
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 運滯
Foshan 運滯,
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 倒霉, 運滯
Foshan (Shunde)
Foshan (Sanshui) , 運滯
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 失運
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 滯運
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 行衰運
Zhuhai (Doumen) 滯運,
Jiangmen (Baisha)
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
Taishan , 衰來, , 黑頸, 滯運, 倒霉
Kaiping (Chikan)
Enping (Niujiang)
Heshan (Yayao) 唔夠運
Dongguan 當衰, 運滯
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
Singapore (Guangfu)
Gan Nanchang 倒霉, 倒運, 背時
Lichuan 倒灶
Pingxiang 背時
Hakka Meixian
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) , 倒運
Dongguan (Qingxi)
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
Miaoli (N. Sixian) , 衰漦
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) , 衰漦
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) , 衰漦
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) , 衰漦
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) , 衰漦
Huizhou Jixi 倒霉, 倒運, 倒灶, 背時
Jin Taiyuan 倒運, 背時
Xinzhou 背興
Northern Min Jian'ou
Eastern Min Fuzhou , 倒運, 倒灶, 騎背
Southern Min Xiamen , 衰䆀, 衰潲, 衰神, 衰運, 落衰, 歹字運, 歹運, 拍觸衰
Quanzhou , 衰䆀, 衰潲, 衰運, 歹字運, 歹運, 拍觸衰
Zhangzhou , 衰䆀, 衰潲, 衰運, 落衰, 䆀字運, 拍觸衰
Tainan , 衰䆀, 衰潲, 衰尾, 落衰, 歹運
Penang (Hokkien) , 衰潲
Singapore (Hokkien)
Manila (Hokkien) , 衰潲, 衰䆀, 歹命, 歹運, 歹字運
Shantou
Jieyang , 唔利市
Singapore (Teochew)
Leizhou
Haikou
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 滯運
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi)
Wu Shanghai 倒霉, 觸霉頭, 晦氣
Shanghai (Songjiang) 触霉頭
Shanghai (Jiading) 觸霉頭, 倒運
Shanghai (Chongming) , 觸霉頭, 霉氣, 背時, 背霉
Suzhou 触霉頭
Wuxi 触霉頭
Hangzhou 倒霉, 倒運, 倒灶
Shaoxing 倒灶
Ningbo 倒運, 晦氣
Lishui 倒灶
Jinyun 倒楣, 倒灶
Jinhua 倒霉, 霉運, 倒灶, 倒運
Xiang Changsha 背時, 走蹩腳
Loudi 背時, 倒霉
simp. and trad.


  1. (Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese) Alternative form of / (“black”)

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form )

  1. black

Unknown. Perhaps related to Old Uyghur 𐽲𐾄𐽰𐽾𐽰 (kara, “black”). Colors indicated cardinal directions in Old Turkic.

Compare Old Uyghur 𐽲𐾄𐽰𐽾𐽰𐽽𐽰𐽺𐽷 (Karačaŋ, “Yunnan province of China, lit. 'Western-Xiang'”).

(kara)

  1. west

(eumhun 검을 (geomeul heuk))

  1. hanja form? of (“black”)

黑: Hán Nôm readings: hắc

  1. chữ Hán form of hắc (“black”).

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