Keyword
dust
- ashes
- lime
- mortar
- Frequency
- #1663
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
huī
Mnemonic
The remains of a fire 火; 火 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
灰
ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected
灰色
gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited; ambiguous
灰尘
dust
骨灰
bone ash; cremation ashes; cremains
灰姑娘
Cinderella; a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
灰烬
ashes
灰心
to lose heart; to be discouraged
灰暗
dull gray; drab; murky
石灰岩
limestone
石灰
lime (calcium oxide)
火山灰
volcanic ash
灰飞烟灭
lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom); fig. to be annihilated; to vanish in a puff of smoke
石灰石
limestone
死灰复燃
lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence; sth malevolent returns to haunt one
灰白
ash-colored
灰白色
ash gray
烟灰
cigarette ash
不费吹灰之力
as easy as blowing off dust; effortless; with ease
灰蒙蒙
dusky; overcast (of weather)
炮灰
cannon fodder
心灰意冷
discouraged; downhearted
骨灰盒
box for bone ashes; funerary casket
灰熊
grizzly bear
灰溜溜
dull gray; gloomy; dejected; crestfallen; with one's tail between one's legs