乌黑 (wū hēi) — jet-black, pitch-black | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

jet-blackpitch-black

乌黑，。
Tā de tóu fa wū hēi liàng lì, fēi cháng piào liang.
Her hair is jet-black and shiny, very beautiful.
乌黑。
wū hēi De yè kōng zhōng méi yǒu yì kē xīng xing.
There isn't a single star in the pitch-black night sky.
乌黑，。
Zhè zhī māo quán shēn wū hēi, zhǐ yǒu yǎn jing shì lǜ sè de.
This cat is jet-black all over; only its eyes are green.

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.

The dark quality of 乌 strengthens 黑, giving a jet-black color.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 烏; 乌 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 烏 is a drawing of a bird. The simplified 乌 is a later abbreviation.

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.

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