Grey in Chinese (Mandarin): 灰色 (huīsè)
灰色
huīsè
grey
- Simplified
- 灰色
- Traditional
- 灰色
- Pinyin
- huīsè
- Typed as
- huise
Use it in a sentence
大象是灰色的。
The elephant is grey.
The characters in 灰色
灰
Ash. 火 (fire) is inside it.
6 strokes
色
Color.
6 strokes
Grey is "ash color", the color left after a fire. 灰 alone also means dust.
More examples with 灰色
今天的天空是灰色的。
Jīntiān de tiānkōng shì huīsè de.
The sky is grey today.
小老鼠是灰色的。
Xiǎo lǎoshǔ shì huīsè de.
The little mouse is grey.
How to write 灰色 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
灰 6 strokes
色 6 strokes
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