灰(huī): ash
HSK 56 strokes
ash
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- huī
- Meaning
- ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 灰 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿸？火The remains of a fire 火; 火 also provides the pronunciation
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.
How to write 灰 step by step
6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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