黑发 (hēi fà) — black hair | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

black hair

Measure word · 头

黑发。
Tā yǒu yì tóu wū hēi de hēi fà.
She has a head of jet-black hair.
黑发。
hēi fà Shì yà zhōu rén cháng jiàn de fā sè.
Black hair is a common hair color among Asians.
黑发，。
Rǎn chéng hēi fà hòu, tā kàn qǐ lái nián qīng le xǔ duō.
After dyeing it black, she looked much younger.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

黑 black describes 发 hair, giving black hair.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 黑 seems to come from drawing a head marked with dots, usually read as facial tattoos.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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