黝 (yǒu) — black; dark (bound form, used in compounds)

Definition

黝 (yǒu) is a bound morpheme used only in compounds to mean 'dark / swarthy' (color of skin, cliffs, deep water). It never stands alone — always pair it with 黑 or 绿, as in 黝黑 'swarthy' or 黝绿 'dark green'.

bound form

blackdark (bound form, used in compounds)

Examples

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Shān yá zài yuè guāng xià xiǎn de yǒu hēi.
The cliff looked very dark under the moonlight.
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Nà yí piàn yǒu lǜ de hú shuǐ shēn bú jiàn dǐ.
That stretch of dark green lake water was deep and bottomless.
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Tā de pí fū bèi shài dé yǒu hēi.
His skin was tanned dark.

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