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How do you say "yellow" in Chinese?
黄
huáng
In Chinese, "yellow" is 黄.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'hwang' with falling tone, pitch descends, a bright and cheerful sound.
Writing and usage
A single character with 12 strokes; relates to the color of the sun and earth, fundamental color in Chinese cosmology.
Example sentence
这个星是黄的。
This star is yellow.
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How to remember 黄
Yellow represents brightness, the sun, and warmth.
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- rainstorm 暴风雨 bào fēng yǔ
- tall 高 gāo
- thirty-five 三十五 sān shí wǔ
- twenty 二十 èr shí
- twenty-eight 二十八 èr shí bā
- wet 湿 shī
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Questions about 黄
How do you say "yellow" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "yellow" is 黄. It is a noun.
How is 黄 written in Chinese?
A single character with 12 strokes; relates to the color of the sun and earth, fundamental color in Chinese cosmology.
How is 黄 used in a sentence?
Use 黄 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这个星是黄的。 (This star is yellow.).
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