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黄(黃) huáng yellow in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
This character is itself both a radical and a phonetic. It occurs as a phonetic in various characters, e.g., in the character 磺 as it is used in the word 硫磺 liúhuáng “sulphur.” Distinguish 黄 (黃) from 由 yóu.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 黄 (黃) Huáng Huang [SN]
- 黄 (黃) huáng be yellow [SV]
- 黄色 (黃色) huángsè the color yellow [N]
- 黄河 (黃河) Huáng Hé Yellow River [PW]
- 黄海 (黃海) Huáng Hăi Yellow Sea (between China and the Korean Peninsula) [PW]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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