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黛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

黛 Stroke Order — How to Write 黛

Stroke Order

黛 is written in 17 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 黑, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

黛 Radical and Character Components

Components:代黑

黛 is a phono-semantic compound: 黑 (black) carries the meaning, while 代 indicates the sound.

Radical: 黑 + 5 more strokes

黛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • dài

Meanings of 黛 in Chinese

1

dài黛

A dark greenish-black pigment, traditionally used by women in ancient China to paint eyebrows. It also describes a deep, dark shade of a color, often evoking a sense of classical beauty in literature or art, as seen in '黛色' (dark greenish-black), '黛眉' (dark eyebrows), '黛绿' (dark green), '黛蓝' (dark blue), '黛紫' (dark purple).
雨后，远山如黛，如同一幅水墨画。
After the rain, the distant mountains were a deep, dark green, much like an ink wash painting.

Common Words and Phrases with 黛

1
dài黛lán蓝
dark blue
她穿着一件黛蓝色的连衣裙，显得格外优雅。
She wore a dark indigo blue dress, appearing exceptionally elegant.
2
dài黛lǜ绿
Dark green; also a metaphor for a beautiful woman.
她穿着一件黛绿色的旗袍，显得格外典雅。
She wore a dark green cheongsam, looking exceptionally elegant.
3
dài黛zǐ紫
dark purple
她穿着一件黛紫色的丝绸旗袍，显得高贵典雅。
She was wearing a deep purple silk cheongsam, looking noble and elegant.

More words with 黛

Idioms with 黛

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Questions about 黛

What does 黛 mean in Chinese?

黛 (dài) means “A dark greenish-black pigment” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 黛?

黛 is pronounced dài in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 黛 have?

黛 has 17 strokes.

How do you write 黛?

黛 is written in 17 strokes, starting from the radical 黑. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 黛?

The radical of 黛 is 黑, and 黛 is a phono-semantic compound.