黑岩

hēiyán
noun #37,018

Meanings

  1. 1 black rock
  2. 2 black cliff
  3. 3 dark crag

Examples

Hǎibiān de hēiyán shàng qīxī zhe xǔduō hǎiniǎo.
Many seabirds roost on the black rocks by the sea.
Tāmen yán zhe hēiyán xiǎojìng wǎng shāndǐng pāndēng.
They climbed toward the peak along the black-rock trail.

Tips

usage
黑岩 is a descriptive compound (black + rock/cliff) used in geography and place names rather than as a strict scientific term. For volcanic basalt the technical word is 玄武 (xuánwǔyán).

In Pop Culture

黑岩射手 Hēiyán Shèshǒu
Black Rock Shooter
Japanese multimedia franchise (originally an illustration by huke) with a major Chinese fanbase; the title is rendered 黑岩射手 in simplified Chinese.

Stroke Order

hēi
yán