| 灰 | 232C10 12.81 | 部居  | 畫數 6 | ㄏㄨㄟ [hui1] | ||
| N. | (1) (-’l) Ashes: 煙灰 cigarette ashes; 煤灰，骨灰 ashes from stove, bones; 劫灰 (fig.) what is left after looting; 死灰復燃 cold ashes burn again－the buried past comes alive again, defeated rebels stage a comeback. (2) Lime (＝石灰). (3) Dust: 灰土，灰沙 [hui1tu3], [hui1sha1]↓; 灰頭土腦 head covered with dust, also a blockhead. (4) The grey color. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Grey in color: 灰白，灰色 [hui1bai2], [hui1se4]↓. (2) Disheartened: 心灰意冷 very much discouraged; 萬念俱灰 all hopes dashed to pieces, tired of earthly life; 灰心 [hui1xin1]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 灰白 [hui1bai2], adj., grey, greyish-white, ashen (colored); 灰白質 grey matter in brains. 2. 灰塵 [hui1chen2], n., dust (on table, etc.). 3. 灰分 [hui1fen4], n., (bot.) inorganic matter in plants (found in ashes). 4. 灰燼 [hui1jin4], n., ashes. 5. 灰滅 [hui1mie4], v.i., to vanish (of hopes, dreams, etc.). 6. 灰棚（兒） [hui1peng2] ([er0]), n., plastered mud hut (also called 灰房 opp. brick houses). 7. 灰色 [hui1se4], adj., (1) grey in color; (2) of unclear or ambiguous attitude or belief. 8. 灰沙 [hui1sha1], n., dust, sand dust. 9. 灰心 [hui1xin1], v.i. & adj., (feel) discouraged, disappointed, lose interest: 他灰心了 he is disheartened or 灰了心 ready to give up. 10. 灰鼠 [hui1shu3], n., the squirrel. 11. 灰膛 [hui1tang2], n., ash pan in stove. 12. 灰槽子 [hui1cao2zi0], n., oldfashioned wooden ash box for pipe tobacco. 13. 灰土 [hui1tu3], n., dust, mud. | |||||