乌黑 wūhēi▶ ดำ

Stroke order

乌黑 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 乌 — 4 strokes
• 黑 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. jet-black
2. dark

Related words

• 黑板กระดานดำ
• 黑ดำ

乌黑 is pronounced wūhēi and means “ดำ”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 乌黑 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.