黑桃

hēitáo

noun #20,724

Measure Word

一张黑桃 zhāng

Meanings

1 spade (playing card suit ♠)
2 the suit of spades

Characters

Examples

他出了一张黑桃A。

Tā chū le yī zhāng hēitáo A.

He played the ace of spades.

黑桃是扑克牌中的最高花色。

Hēitáo shì pūkèpái zhōng de zuìgāo huāsè.

Spades is the highest suit in playing cards.

Tips

memory

黑桃 literally means 'black peach' — the spade symbol ♠ resembles an upside-down black peach. The four suits: 黑桃 (spades ♠), 红心 (hearts ♥), 方块 (diamonds ♦), 梅花 (clubs ♣).

Stroke Order

黑 hēi

桃 táo