黝黑 (yǒu hēi) — dark; swarthy (of skin or complexion)

Definition

verb
darkswarthy (of skin or complexion)

Examples

  • 黝黑
    Tā jīng cháng zài tài yáng xià gàn huó, pí fū shài dé yǒu hēi.
    He often works under the sun and his skin gets tanned a dark complexion.
  • 黝黑
    Nà ge rén de miàn kǒng yǒu hēi, kàn qǐ lái hěn jiàn kāng.
    That person's face is dark, making him look very healthy.
  • 黝黑
    Tā shēng bìng le, liǎn sè biàn de yǒu hēi.
    He fell ill and his complexion turned dark.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

hēiblack

黝 and 黑 both mean dark, together describing a swarthy color.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 黝 →

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.

Open 黑 →
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