黛

dài

noun #6,051

Meanings

1 dark pigment used for painting eyebrows
2 blackish green

Characters

dark eyebrow pigment; blackish green

Examples

远山如黛。

Yuǎnshān rú dài.

The distant mountains are dark green like eyebrow paint.

林黛玉是《红楼梦》中的人物。

Lín Dàiyù shì «Hónglóumèng» zhōng de rénwù.

Lin Daiyu is a character in Dream of the Red Chamber.

Tips

culture

黛 is famously associated with 林黛玉 (Lin Daiyu), one of the most beloved characters in classical Chinese literature.

Stroke Order

黛 dài