灰 huī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
灰尘
huīchén
dust
Characters in this word
尘 chén
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 小 — small, tiny, insignificant
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 仓库封闭多年，货架上积了厚厚一层灰尘，连标签都看不清。 Cāngkù fēngbì duōnián, huòjià shàng jī le hòuhòu yì céng huīchén, lián biāoqiān dōu kàn bu qīng. The warehouse had been sealed for years, and a thick layer of dust had gathered on the shelves, making even the labels hard to read.
- 她用湿布擦掉了桌子上的灰尘。 Tā yòng shī bù cādiào le zhuōzi shàng de huīchén. She wiped the dust off the table with a damp cloth.
- 风一吹，路上扬起了一阵灰尘。 Fēng yì chuī, lù shàng yángqǐ le yí zhèn huīchén. When the wind blew, a cloud of dust rose from the road.