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灰

fui1

hui1

[1] [n] ashes; dust [2] lime [3] gray (color) [4] [v] break into tiny pieces or particles [5] disheartened disappointedly; discouraged

Stroke count: 6

Level: 2

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

灰

This word has been viewed 9393 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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灰白 fui1 baak6 hui1 bai2 = grey, ashen

灰色 fui1 sik1 hui1 se4 = gray (US); grey (UK)

骨灰 gwat1 fui1 gu3 hui1 = cremated ashes; bone ash; cremains

石灰 sek6 fui1 shi2 hui1 = lime (calcium oxide)

灰心 fui1 sam1 hui1 xin1 = to be discouraged (lit. "heart to ashes")

油灰 jau4 fui1 you2 hui1 = putty

煤灰 mui4 fui1 mei2 hui1 = soot

灰水 fui1 seoi2 = lye

石灰石 sek6 fui1 sek6 shi2 hui1 shi2 = limestone

灰士 fiu1 si6*2 = fuse
See all 53 compounds (CantoDict reports 54 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 灰
Unicode code for this character: U+7070 (off-site link)

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