灰暗 meaning in English

huī'àn

dull gray; drab

19 strokes

Meaning of 灰暗

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huī'àn
  1. dull gray
  2. drab
  3. murky

灰暗 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

灰huī暗àn的de天tiān空kōng突tū然rán下xià起qǐ了le一yī大dà滴dī一yī大dà滴dī的de雨yǔ来lái。
All of a sudden, large drops of rain began falling from the dark sky.

Stroke order for each character

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灰 huī · ash · 6 strokes

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暗 àn · dark · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 灰暗.

黑暗hēi'àndark; darkly
暗示ànshìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
灰色huīsègray; ash gray
暗杀ànshāto assassinate
灰尘huīchéndust
暗中ànzhōngin the dark; in secret
阴暗yīn'àndim; dark
灰心huīxīnto lose heart; to be discouraged
暗地里àndìlǐsecretly; inwardly; on the sly
骨灰gǔhuībone ash; cremation ashes; cremains
暗号ànhàosecret signal; password; countersign
灰烬huījìnashes

Questions about 灰暗

What does 灰暗 mean?

灰暗 (huī'àn) means "dull gray; drab".

How do you write 灰暗?

灰暗 is made of 2 characters: 灰 (6 strokes), 暗 (13 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.