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黑
ㄏㄟ · hēi
adj — black; dark
字源 FORM — what the parts do
黑形rendered whole — see the two tellingsthe four dots underneath are fire 灬
The color fire leaves behind. The old graph carries two tellings: a chimney vent caked with soot above the flames (灬), or a man's face inked dark in punishment — both wear the same dark. 黑色、天黑、黑板.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
灶裡的火（灬）燒了一整個冬天，牆早就黑了。
The stove fire (灬) burns all winter; the wall above went black long ago.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)黑— black — the soot color常用
→天黑— dark — night down
⇒黑心— black-hearted
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension