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黪

Character · AdjectiveTraditional黲

bluish-black; dark; gloomy

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

bluish-black; dark bluish color

literary

A specific, somewhat archaic literary color term, often used to describe hair or other dark objects.

Tā他
nà那
tóu头
cǎn黲
fà发
zài在
yuè月
guāng光
xià下
fàn泛
zhe着
yōu幽
guāng光
 。

His bluish-black hair glimmered faintly in the moonlight.

Zhè这
jiàn件
gǔ古
páo袍
de的
yán颜
sè色
yǐ已
tuì褪
chéng成
cǎn黲
sè色
 。

The color of this ancient robe has faded to a dark bluish hue.

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Huà画
jiā家
yòng用
cǎn黲
sè色
xuàn渲
rǎn染
chū出
yè夜
wǎn晚
de的
jìng静
mì谧
 。

The painter used a bluish-black color to depict the tranquility of the night.

2.

adjective

dim; gloomy; dark and murky

literary

Used in a literary context to describe dim light, a gloomy atmosphere, or a murky situation.

Tiān天
sè色
cǎn黲
àn暗
 ，
fēng风
yǔ雨
yù欲
lái来
 。

The sky was dark and gloomy, and a storm was brewing.

Fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
zhǐ只
yǒu有
yī一
zhǎn盏
cǎn黲
dēng灯
 ，
miǎn勉
qiǎng强
zhào照
liàng亮
 。

There was only a dim lamp in the room, barely providing light.

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Tā他
duì对
wèi未
lái来
gǎn感
dào到
yī一
piàn片
cǎn黲
máng茫
 。

He felt a deep gloom about the future.