乌黑

烏黑
wūhēi
adjective #50,339

Meanings

  1. 1 jet-black
  2. 2 pitch-dark

Examples

HSK 3
Xiǎomāo yǒu yì shuāng wūhēi de dà yǎnjing.
The kitten has a pair of big jet-black eyes.
HSK 6
Tiānkōng hūrán biànde wūhēi, yǎnkàn jiù yào xià dàyǔ le.
The sky suddenly turned pitch-black; it was about to pour.

Tips

usage
Most often praise for hair and eyes that are black and glossy: 乌黑亮丽 (glossy jet-black), 乌黑的头发 (jet-black hair). For a darkness you cannot see in, 漆黑 is the usual word.
memory
乌 is the crow, the black bird of 乌鸦: put the crow in front of 黑 and the black gets deeper.

Stroke Order

乌 wū
黑 hēi