How to write 灰

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "灰"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 灰

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "灰"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 灰

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Meaning of 灰

Pinyin huī

Radical

火

Strokes

Definition

gray / ash

Usage

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不费吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì

as easy as blowing off dust / effortless / with ease

灰尘 huī chén

dust

石灰岩 shí huī yán

limestone

泥灰岩 ní huī yán

marlstone / malm

灰岩 huī yán

limestone / CL:塊|块[kuai4]

心灰意懒 xīn huī yì lǎn

discouraged / downhearted

扒灰 pá huī

incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law

抹灰 mǒ huī

to plaster / to render (a wall) / (fig.) to bring shame on / also pr. [mo4 hui1]

凝灰岩 níng huī yán

tuff / tufa

万念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī

every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened

灰色 huī sè

gray / ash gray / grizzly / pessimistic / gloomy / dispirited / ambiguous

灰渣 huī zhā

ash / lime-ash

灰溜溜 huī liū liū

dull gray / gloomy / dejected / crestfallen / with one's tail between one's legs

灰飞烟灭 huī fēi yān miè

lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom) / fig. to be annihilated / to vanish in a puff of smoke

石灰 shí huī

lime (calcium oxide)

石灰石 shí huī shí

limestone

灰褐色 huī hè sè

taupe

骨灰 gǔ huī

bone ash / ashes of the dead

灰陶 huī táo

grey pottery

硅灰石 guī huī shí

wollastonite CaSiO3

灰白 huī bái

colored / ash-colored

灰白色 huī bái sè

ash gray

灰烬 huī jìn

ashes

灰暗 huī àn

dull gray / drab / murky

灰心 huī xīn

to lose heart / to be discouraged

死灰 sǐ huī

dying embers

灰土 huī tǔ

dust

磷灰石 lín huī shí

apatite / phosphatic limestone

灰鼠 huī shǔ

chinchilla / squirrel

化为灰烬 huà wèi huī jìn

turn to dust and ashes / reduced to ashes / commit to the flames

煤灰 méi huī

soot

死灰复燃 sǐ huī fù rán

lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence / sth malevolent returns to haunt one

骨灰盒 gǔ huī hé

box for bone ashes / funerary casket

石灰窑 shí huī yáo

lime kiln

烟灰缸 yān huī gāng

ashtray

脊髓灰质炎 jǐ suǐ huī zhì yán

poliomyelitis

蓝灰色 lán huī sè

pewter / blue grey / steel gray / bluish grey

灰褐 huī hè

grayish brown

铅灰色 qiān huī sè

leaden (colour) / lead gray

灰鲸 huī jīng

devilfish / grayback / greyback

灰喜鹊 huī xǐ què

(bird species of China) azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)

灰鹤 huī hè

(bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)