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Meaning of 灰

Pinyin huī

Radical

火

Strokes

Definition

gray / ash

Usage

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灰 [huī] 名 (Noun) 1. 物体燃烧后剩下的东西，经烧制后形成的产品: 纸～。～烬。洋～。～飞烟灭。 (The remnants left after an object has burned, products formed after firing: paper ash; ash; foreign ash; turned to ash and smoke.) 2. 尘土: ～尘。 (Dust: dust.) 3. 特指“石灰”: ～墙。～膏。 (Specifically refers to "lime": lime wall; lime paste.) 4. 黑白之间的颜色: ～色。～质（脑和脊髓的灰色部分）。～沉沉。 (A color between black and white: gray color; gray matter (the gray part of the brain and spinal cord); gloomy.) 5. 志气消沉: 心～意懒。 (A state of being disheartened: heart tired, spirit lazy.) 形 (Adjective) 1. 灰色。白色和黑色的混合色: 已合为灰。 (Gray; a mixture of white and black: gray.) 2. 沮丧: (Dejected: disheartened.) 3. 指辈分小——常为贬意: 灰子灰孙; 灰孙子（辈份很低的人; 比喻低人一等的人）。 (Referring to someone of a lower generation, often derogatory: low-ranking person.) 4. 暗淡; 懊丧: 灰念（心志寂静不动，模糊不清）。 (Gloomy; depressed: a quiet, stagnant heart.) 5. 肮脏: (Dirty: messy.) 动 (Verb) 1. 烧毁;燃烧: (Burn; incinerate.) 2. 碎裂: (Take to pieces; shatter.) (Examples and literary references to expand understanding of the term "灰" can be found within the context provided.)

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)