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黑夜

hēi yè

HSK 3.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

hēi yè · hak1 je6 (Jyutping)

  1. night

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Character breakdown

黑

Meaning
black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
Radical
黑
Strokes
12
Components
⿱?灬
Cangjie
WGF
Four-corner
6033.1

夜

Meaning
night, dark; in night; by night
Radical
夕
Strokes
8
Components
⿱亠⿰亻夕
Cangjie
YONK
Four-corner
0024.7

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