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灰 - huī

ashes; dust; lime, mortar

ashes; dust; lime, mortar

How to read 灰

Click 灰 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinhuī
Englishashes; dust; lime, mortar
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

灰土 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 灰尘. Please read 灰岩 one more time.

Common words with this character

dust; spodosol
dust
limestone; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
grayscale

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 灰 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 灰土 and 灰尘 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 灰.