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黒 = 里 + 灬

黒 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “black”. It is built from 里 (unit of distance) and 灬 (fire).

Keyword
black
Pinyin (Mandarin)
hēi
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
черный
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
黒 black

Decomposition

ids

  1. 里 unit of distance
  2. 灬 fire

How to find 黒 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “unit of distance” + “fire”. 黒 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 黒 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.