When the formation data identifies 黑 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
黑
Radical 203 of 214 · 12 strokes
Black
hēi
Unicode uses 黑 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
5 course characters24 character–word links
Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
Character index
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點diǎndot, point, speckDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 黑 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound.
- 黑Semantic componentdark; black; illegal
- 占Phonetic componentobserve; divine; seize
- Category radical
- 黑 black
- Visual structure
- 黑 + 占
HSK words with 點15 words in this course
黑hēiblack; dark; evil, sinisterDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a person whose face has been tattooed. In ancient China criminals were punished by having their faces permanently marked. Later writers reanalyzed the character as a chimney being blackened by fire, so the bottom component was changed to look like 炎 (flame).
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 黑 black
- Visual structure
- 灬
HSK words with 黑3 words in this course
默mòsilent; quiet, still; darkDetails+
pictographic formation
Pictographic formation: A dog 犬 watching in the dark 黑
- Category radical
- 黑 black
- Visual structure
- 黑 + 犬
HSK words with 默4 words in this course
墨mòink; writing; MexicoDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: Chalk made from black 黑 earth 土
- Category radical
- 黑 black
- Visual structure
- 黑 + 土
- Also indexed under
- 土 earth
HSK words with 墨1 word in this course
黨dǎngpolitical party, gang, factionDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 黑 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound.
- 黑Semantic componentdark; black; illegal
- 尚Phonetic componentvalue; esteem
- Category radical
- 黑 black
- Visual structure
- 尚 + 黑
HSK words with 黨1 word in this course
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.