Meaning
(surname); sulfur; yellow
Chinese: 黄色；也可作姓氏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “huang” becomes a different word in each tone. 黄 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 黄金huáng jīngold; golden (opportunity); prime (time)
- 黄瓜huáng guācucumber
- 黄昏huáng hūndusk; evening; nightfall
- 大黄dà huángrhubarb (botany)
- 地黄dì huángChinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
Example Sentence
秋天的银杏叶变成了金黄色。Qiū tiān de yín xìng yè biàn chéng le jīn huáng sè.In autumn the ginkgo leaves turned golden yellow.
秋天Qiū tiānautumn的deof银杏yín xìngginkgo叶yèleaf变成biàn chéngto change into了le(completed action)金黄色jīn huáng sègold color。