Definition
褐 (hè) is a literary noun historically referring to coarse wool or hemp cloth, typically undyed brown, which later gave its name to the color brown in modern compounds like 褐色 (brown) and 褐煤 (lignite). As a standalone word it is rare in everyday speech, but appears in formal, academic, or poetic contexts.
n.
(biology, geology, etc.) brown (used in compounds such as 褐色, 褐煤, 褐铁矿)(literary) coarse cloth or clothing made from such cloth
Examples
- ，。Qiūtiān dào le, shùyè biàn chéng le hè sè.Autumn has come, and the leaves have turned brown.
- 褐。Zhè piān gǔwén tí dào gǔrén chuān zhe cūhè.This classical text mentions that ancient people wore coarse cloth.
- 褐。hè méi shì yì zhǒng zhòngyào de néngyuán zīyuán.Lignite is an important energy resource.
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