灰

灰	U+7070, 灰 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7070

灰	U+2F835, 灰 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F835

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[U+2F834]

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[U+2F836]

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Traditional	灰
Simplified	灰
Japanese	灰
Korean	灰

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Han character

灰 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 大火 (KF), four-corner 4080₉ or 7128₉, composition ⿸𠂇火(GHTK) or ⿸厂火(JV or U+2F835))

Derived characters

𠗇, 咴, 𪿙, 㞀, 恢, 拻, 洃, 烣, 脄, 𤉕, 㷇, 𤊣, 詼(诙), 𦤠, 𤉓, 盔, 炭

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 665, character 9
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18859
Dae Jaweon: page 1075, character 5
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2188, character 4
Unihan data for U+7070
Unihan data for U+2F835

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trad.		灰
simp. ^#		灰

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Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 灰, Warring States ...

Historical forms of the character 灰
Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script

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	Old Chinese
脄	mɯːs, mɯː
盔	*km̥ʰɯː
詼	*km̥ʰlɯː
恢	*km̥ʰɯː
灰	*hmɯː

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Characters in the same phonetic series (灰) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 又 (“hand”) + 火 (“fire”) – fire that can be touched with the hand (ash). 又 has been modified to 𠂇; compare 友 (“friend”), 右 (“right”).

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷut ~ hwut (“ashes, dust”) (STEDT; Schuessler (2007) reconstructs Proto-Sino-Tibetan *wu). Compare Mizo vutᴸ, Apatani mù-bu, Manipuri ut, Northern Tujia bu³ ci².

Pronunciation

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Variety	Location	edit 灰
Mandarin	Beijing	/xuei⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/xuei⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/xuei²¹/
	Jinan	/xuei²¹³/
	Qingdao	/xue²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/xuei²⁴/
	Xi'an	/xuei²¹/
	Xining	/xuɨ⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/xuei⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/xuei³¹/
	Ürümqi	/xuei⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/xuei⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/xuei⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/xuei⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/xuei⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/xuəi³¹/
	Hefei	/xue²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/xuei¹¹/
	Pingyao	/xuæ¹³/
	Hohhot	/xuei³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/hue⁵³/
	Suzhou	/hue̞⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/hui³³/
	Wenzhou	/fai³³/
Hui	Shexian	/xuɛ³¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/xuə¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/fei³³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ɸəi³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/fɨi⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/foi⁴⁴/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/foi²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/fui⁵³/
	Nanning	/fui⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/fui⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/hue⁵⁵/ /he⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/huoi⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/xo⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/hue³³/ /hui³³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/hui²³/ /hu²³/ /hue²³/

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Rime
Character	灰
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	呼恢切
Baxter	xwoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/huʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/huoi/
Shao Rongfen	/xuɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hwəj/
Li Rong	/xuᴀi/
Wang Li	/xuɒi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xuɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fui¹

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	灰
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	huī
Middle Chinese	‹ xwoj ›
Old Chinese	/*m̥ˁə/
English	ashes
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	灰
Reading #	1/1
No.	5414
Phonetic component	灰
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	灰
Old Chinese	/*hmɯː/

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): huī (hui¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hui¹

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): huǐ

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): huì

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуэй (huey, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fui¹

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): fi¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): foi¹
Gan (Wiktionary): fi¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fôi

(Hailu, HRS): foi^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): foi¹
Jin (Wiktionary): hui¹
Northern Min (KCR): hó
Eastern Min (BUC): huŏi
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hue¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hoe / he / her

(Teochew, Peng'im): huê¹ / hui¹

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): hue¹ / hui¹
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): hui¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹hue
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): fei¹

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): fei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huī
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huei
  - Wade–Giles: hui¹
  - Yale: hwēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huei
  - Palladius: хуэй (xuej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: hui¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuei⁵⁵/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: huǐ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuei²¹/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: huì
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): hui¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuəi³¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуэй (huey, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuɛi²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: fui¹
  - Yale: fūi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fui¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fui¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: fi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fi²¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: foi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fᵘɔi³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: fi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɨi⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fôi
  - Hakka Romanization System: foi^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: foi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /foi̯²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: foi^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /foi⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: foi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /foɪ⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: hui¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /xuei¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hó
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xo⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: huŏi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hui⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hue¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huei⁵³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Zhangpu, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe
  - Tâi-lô: hue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoef
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /hue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /hue³³/
  - IPA (Zhangpu): /huɛ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Jinjiang, Taipei, Magong, Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: he
  - Tâi-lô: he
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hef
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /he⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Jinjiang): /he³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: her
  - Tâi-lô: her
  - IPA (Kinmen): /hə⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang): /hə³³/

Note:

Xiamen, Quanzhou:
- he/her - vernacular;
- hoe - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huê¹ / hui¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hue / hui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hue³³/, /hui³³/

Note: hui1 - alternative pronunciation when meaning "grey" (灰色).

- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: hue¹ / hui¹
  - Sinological IPA: /huɛ³⁵/, /hui³⁵/

Note:

hue1 - vernacular;
hui1 - literary.

Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: hui¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hui⁵³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹hue
  - MiniDict: hue^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹hue
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /hue⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: fei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸe̞i̯³³/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: fei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯⁴⁴⁵/

Dialectal data

Middle Chinese: xwoj

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*m̥ˤə/

(Zhengzhang): /*hmɯː/

Definitions

灰

ash
香灰 ― xiānghuī ― incense ash

煙灰／烟灰 ― yānhuī ― cigarette ash
dust
電腦屏幕上有一層灰。 [MSC, trad.]
电脑屏幕上有一层灰。 [MSC, simp.]
Diànnǎo píngmù shàng yǒu yī céng huī. [Pinyin]
There's a layer of dust on the computer screen.

他吹乾淨這本書上的灰。 [MSC, trad.]
他吹干净这本书上的灰。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā chuī gānjìng zhè běn shū shàng de huī. [Pinyin]
He blew the dust off the book.
lime; mortar
灰泥 ― huīní ― plaster; mortar

石灰 ― shíhuī ― lime

灰岩 ― huīyán ― limestone
gray
灰色 ― huīsè ― gray (color)
disheartened
心灰意冷 ― xīnhuīyìlěng ― to be disheartened

佢成個人灰咗。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢成个人灰咗。 [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ seng⁴ go³ jan⁴ fui¹ zo². [Jyutping]
(please add an English translation of this usage example)
(～日) (telegraphy) the tenth day of a month
(Cantonese, slang) powdered drug; heroin

Synonyms

(dust):

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		塵, 埃, 塵埃, 坌, 塕, 坱
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		灰塵, 灰土, 塵土, 塵埃
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	塵土, 土, 灰
	Taiwan	灰塵, 塵埃, 塵土
	Chengde	𡋯土
	Chifeng	灰, 土
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	灰土, 灰, 塵土
	Heihe	灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土
	Qiqihar	灰塵, 灰土
	Harbin	灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土
	Jiamusi	灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土
	Baicheng	灰塵, 灰, 灰土, 塵搭灰
	Changchun	灰塵, 灰, 塵土
	Tonghua	灰, 土
	Shenyang	灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土
	Jinzhou	灰塵, 塵土, 𡋯土
	Singapore	灰塵, 塵土
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	塵土
	Tangshan	灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 塵
	Cangzhou	灰, 塵土, 土
	Baoding	堂土
	Shijiazhuang	塵土
	Lijin	灰, 𡋯土
	Jinan	𡋯土, 土, 灰
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	灰, 塵
	Dandong	灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土
	Yantai	灰, 𡋯土
	Yantai (Muping)	灰
	Qingdao	灰, 𡋯土, 土
	Zhucheng	灰
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	灰塵, 塵土
	Lingbao	灰
	Jining	𡋯土
	Wanrong	土
	Linfen	塵土
	Shangqiu	灰塵, 灰, 塵土
	Yuanyang	灰塵, 灰, 塵土
	Zhengzhou	灰塵, 灰
	Xinyang	灰
	Baihe	灰, 塵土
	Xi'an	塵土, 土, 灰, 灰塵, 灰纖
	Baoji	灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土
	Tianshui	灰, 𡋯土
	Xining	塵土, 灰塵
	Xuzhou	灰, 𡋯土, 土
	Fuyang	灰塵, 灰
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	灰塵, 塵灰, 灰
	Lanzhou	灰, 灰土, 塵土, 土
	Dunhuang	灰塵, 塵土
	Hami	灰塵
	Ürümqi	灰, 灰灰
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	灰塵, 灰, 灰灰
	Nanchong	灰塵, 灰, 灰灰
	Dazhou	灰塵
	Hanyuan	灰塵, 灰
	Xichang	灰塵, 灰, 灰灰
	Zigong	灰, 揚塵
	Chongqing	灰
	Wuhan	灰, 灰塵
	Yichang	灰塵, 灰
	Xiangyang	灰
	Tianmen	灰塵, 灰, 土
	Guiyang	灰灰, 灰, 灰塵
	Zunyi	灰
	Bijie	灰塵, 灰灰
	Liping	灰
	Zhaotong	塵灰
	Dali	灰
	Kunming	塵灰, 灰, 土, 灰灰
	Mengzi	灰
	Guilin	灰塵
	Guilin (Lingui)	灰塵
	Liuzhou	灰塵, 灰, 塳塵
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	灰塵
	Nanning (Wuming)	灰塵, 煙塵
	Jishou	灰塵
	Changde	灰塵
	Hanzhong	灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土
	Dagudi (Maliba)	灰
	Reshuitang (Longling)	灰
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	灰
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	灰
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	灰塵, 灰, 堂灰
	Yangzhou	灰塵, 灰
	Lianyungang	堂灰, 灰
	Lianshui	堂灰, 灰
	Nantong	沙灰
	Anqing	堂灰, 屯灰, 灰
	Wuhu	灰
	Hefei	灰
	Hong'an	灰塵, 灰
Cantonese	Guangzhou	塵, 灰塵, 煙塵, 泥塵, 沙塵, 塳塵
	Hong Kong	塵, 灰塵, 灰, 塵埃, 沙塵
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	灰塵, 泥塵
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	灰塵, 煙塵
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	泥塵
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	泥塵
	Macau	灰塵
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	煙塵
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	灰塵
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	塵
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	灰塵
	Foshan	灰塵
	Foshan (Shunde)	灰塵
	Foshan (Sanshui)	灰塵
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	灰塵
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	灰塵
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	灰塵
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	灰塵
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	灰塵
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	灰塵
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	灰塵
	Taishan	灰塵, 沙塵
	Kaiping (Chikan)	灰塵
	Enping (Niujiang)	灰塵
	Heshan (Yayao)	灰塵
	Dongguan	灰塵
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	灰塵
	Qingyuan	灰塵
	Fogang	灰塵
	Yingde (Hanguang)	灰塵
	Yangshan	灰塵
	Lianshan (Butian)	灰塵
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	灰塵
	Shaoguan	灰塵
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	塵灰, 灰塵
	Renhua	塵灰
	Lechang	塵灰
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	灰塵
	Sihui	灰塵
	Guangning	灰塵
	Deqing	灰塵
	Huaiji	灰塵
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	泥塵
	Yunfu	塳塵
	Xinxing	灰塵, 塵埃
	Luoding	灰塵
	Yunan (Pingtai)	灰塵
	Yangjiang	煙塵
	Xinyi	灰塵
	Lianjiang	灰塵, 煙塵
	Nanning	灰塵, 煙塵
	Wuzhou	灰塵, 煙塵
	Yulin	煙塵
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	灰塵, 煙塵
	Hepu (Shatian)	煙塵, 塵土, 灰塵
	Guiping	灰塵, 蚊塵
	Guiping (Mule)	蚊塵
	Pingnan	蚊塵
	Mengshan (Xihe)	塳塵
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	灰塵
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	灰塵
	Guigang (Pingdong)	灰塵
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	灰塵
	Baise	灰塵
Bobai	灰塵
Lingshan	灰塵
Pubei	煙塵
Qinzhou	灰塵
Beihai	灰塵
Beihai (Nankang)	泥塵
Beihai (Yingpan)	煙塵
Ningming	灰塵
Hengzhou	蚊塵
Danzhou	煙塵
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	塵灰, 灰塵
Bangkok (Guangfu)	灰塵
Gan	Nanchang	灰
	Lichuan	灰
	Pingxiang	灰, 灰塵
Hakka	Meixian	塵灰, 泥塵
	Xingning	塵灰
	Dabu (Xihe)	灰塵
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	塵灰, 煙塵, 泥塵, 沙塵
	Huidong (Daling)	塵灰
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	泥塵
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	灰塵
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	灰塵, 泥塵
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	灰塵
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	灰塵
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	塵, 塵灰, 灰塵
	Wuhua (Changbu)	泥塵
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	塵灰
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	塵灰
	Wengyuan	塵灰
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	塵灰
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	塳
	Liannan	塵灰
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	塵灰
	Jiexi	塵灰
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	揚塵
	Changting	塵灰, 灰塵
	Longyan (Yongding)	塵灰
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	塵灰
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	灰塵
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	灰塵
	Wuping	塵灰
	Wuping (Yanqian)	塵灰
	Wuping (Pingyu)	塵灰
	Liancheng	塵灰
	Liancheng (Peitian)	塵灰
	Liancheng (Juxi)	塵灰
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	塵灰
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	灰塵
	Ninghua	塵灰, 灰塵
	Qingliu	塵灰
	Yudu	灰
	Ningdu	塵灰
	Ruijin	塵灰
	Shicheng	塵灰
	Shangyou (Shexi)	塵灰
	Tonggu (Sandu)	塵灰
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	灰塵
	Dayu	灰塵
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	塵灰
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	塵灰
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	塵灰
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	塵灰, 塕塵
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	塵灰
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	泥粉
	Hong Kong	泥塵
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	煙塵
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	灰塵
	Xinyi (Sihe)	塳塵
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	塳塵
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	煙塵
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	泥塵, 灰塵
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	煙塵
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	灰塵
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	塵煙
	Mengshan (Xihe)	塳塵
	Luchuan	泥煙
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	塵煙
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	灰塵
Mashan (Pianlian)	灰塵
Sabah (Longchuan)	塵灰, 泥塵
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	灰塵
Senai (Huiyang)	灰塵
Singkawang	塵灰
Bangkok (Meixian)	塵灰
Bangkok (Fengshun)	塵灰
Bangkok (Jiexi)	塵灰, 泥粉
Huizhou	Jixi	灰
Huizhou	Shexian	灰塵, 灰
Jin	Taiyuan	塵土, 土
	Yangyuan	灰, 塵土
	Datong	灰塵, 塵土
	Xinzhou	塵土, 灰塵
	Lüliang (Lishi)	灰塵, 塵土
	Changzhi	塵灰, 灰
	Linhe	灰塵, 灰, 土
	Jining	灰塵
	Hohhot	灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土
	Erenhot	灰塵
	Pingshan	塵土, 土
	Zhangjiakou	灰土, 灰
	Handan	灰塵
	Linzhou	灰塵, 灰
	Suide	灰塵, 灰, 土
Northern Min	Jian'ou	灰塵, 塵灰
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	塵
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	塵, 煙腸苦
	Pucheng (Shibei)	灰塵
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	塕塵, 塗粉
	Fuzhou (Changle)	塕塵
	Fuqing	塕塵
	Yongtai	塗粉
	Gutian	塕塵
	Fu'an	煙霧
	Ningde	塕塵
	Shouning	塗粉
	Zhouning	塕塵
	Fuding	塕埃
	Matsu	塕塵
Southern Min	Xiamen	塗粉, 塕埃, 風飛沙
	Quanzhou	塗粉
	Jinjiang	塗粉
	Yongchun	塗粉
	Zhangzhou	塗粉
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	塗粉
	Pinghe	塗粉
	Zhangpu	塗粉
	Zhao'an	塗粉
	Taipei (Wanhua)	塗沙粉
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	塗沙粉仔
	Kaohsiung	塗沙粉
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	塗沙粉仔
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	塗粉仔
	Yilan	風飛沙
	Yilan (Toucheng)	塗粉
	Changhua (Lukang)	沙粉
	Taichung	塗沙
	Taichung (Wuqi)	風飛沙
	Tainan	塗粉, 塗沙粉, 塕埃, 風飛沙
	Tainan (Anping)	塗粉
	Taitung	風飛沙
	Hsinchu	風飛沙
	Penghu (Magong)	塗沙粉
	Penghu (Xiyu)	塗沙粉
	Penang (Hokkien)	塗粉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	塗粉
	Zhangping	塕埃
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	灰, 塗粉, 塕埃
	Datian	塗粉, 塕塵
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	灰
	Chaozhou	塗粉, 塕塵
	Shantou	塵, 塕塵, 灰塵
	Jieyang	塗粉, 塕塵
	Bangkok (Teochew)	塕塵
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	塕塵
	Leizhou	塕塵, 塗沙粉
	Wenchang	塗灰
	Haikou	塗灰
Puxian Min	Putian	塗粉, 塕塵
Puxian Min	Xianyou	煙塵
Central Min	Yong'an	塕塵
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	塕塵
	Sanming (Shaxian)	塕塵
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	煙塵
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	塕塵, 煙塵, 灰塵
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	坌塵, 煙塵, 灰塵
Southern Pinghua	Binyang (Xinqiao)	蚊塵
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	灰塵
	Guilin (Chaoyang)	灰塵
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	灰塵
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	灰塵
Shehua	Fu'an	煙霧
	Fuding	泥粉
	Luoyuan	煙塵
	Sanming	擸𢶍
	Shunchang	擸𢶍粉
	Guixi (Zhangping)	灰塵
	Cangnan	泥粉
	Jingning (Hexi)	火煤塵
	Lishui	火灰粉
	Longyou	灰粉
	Chaozhou	煙塵
	Fengshun	塕塵
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	灰
Wu	Shanghai	灰塵, 塳塵
	Shanghai (Chongming)	灰塵, 塳塵
	Suzhou	灰塵, 塳塵
	Danyang	灰塵, 灰
	Hangzhou	灰塵, 塳塵
	Ningbo	塳塵, 塳灰, 灰塵
	Wenzhou	坌塵, 坌塕, 塳塵
	Jinhua	塕, 塳塵
Xiang	Changsha	灰
	Loudi	灰, 灰塵
	Shuangfeng	灰
	Hengyang	灰
	Quanzhou	灰塵

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Dialectal synonyms of 灰塵 (“dust”) [map]

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低沉 (dīchén)
低落 (dīluò)
冷館 / 冷馆 (Xiamen Hokkien)
喪氣 / 丧气
壓抑 / 压抑 (yāyì)
失望 (shīwàng)
失落 (shīluò)
寡歡 / 寡欢 (guǎhuān)
幽鬱 / 幽郁 (yōuyù) (archaic)
悒鬱 / 悒郁 (yìyù) (literary)
悒鬱寡歡 / 悒郁寡欢 (yìyùguǎhuān)
愁悶 / 愁闷 (chóumèn)
憂悶 / 忧闷 (yōumèn)
慘沮 / 惨沮 (cǎnjǔ) (literary)
憂鬱 / 忧郁 (yōuyù)
憋悶 / 憋闷
懊喪 / 懊丧 (àosàng)
抑鬱 / 抑郁 (yìyù)
沉悶 / 沉闷 (chénmèn)
沉抑 (chényì)
沉鬱 / 沉郁 (chényù) (literary)
沮喪 / 沮丧 (jǔsàng)
消極 / 消极 (xiāojí)
消沉 (xiāochén)
灰心 (huīxīn)
灰心喪氣 / 灰心丧气 (huīxīnsàngqì)
煩悶 / 烦闷 (fánmèn)
神傷 / 神伤 (shénshāng) (literary)
索寞 (suǒmò) (literary or Eastern Min)
苦悶 / 苦闷 (kǔmèn)
萎靡
陰暗 / 阴暗 (yīn'àn)
陰沉 / 阴沉 (yīnchén)
頹唐 / 颓唐 (tuítáng)
頹喪 / 颓丧 (tuísàng)
頹廢 / 颓废 (tuífèi)
鬱悶 / 郁闷 (yùmèn)
鬱鬱 / 郁郁 (yùyù) (literary)
鬱鬱不樂 / 郁郁不乐 (yùyùbùlè)
鬱鬱寡歡 / 郁郁寡欢 (yùyùguǎhuān)
齪嘈 / 龊嘈 (Hokkien)

(heroin):

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		海洛因, 海洛英
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	白麵兒, 老海 dated
	Taiwan	海洛因, 白粉
	Singapore	白粉
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	白麵兒, 老海
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	白麵兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	白麵兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Dagudi (Maliba)	白粉
	Reshuitang (Longling)	白粉, 粉藥
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	白粉, 粉藥
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	白粉
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	白麵子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	白粉
	Hong Kong	海洛英, 白粉, 粉, 灰, 四仔
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	白粉
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	白粉
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	白粉
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	海洛英
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	白粉
	Móng Cái	白粉
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	白粉
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	海洛因
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	海洛因
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	海洛因
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	海洛因
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	海洛因
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	海洛因
	Senai (Huiyang)	白粉
Jin	Taiyuan	料子
Jin	Xinzhou	料子
Southern Min	Xiamen	海洛因
	Singapore (Hokkien)	白粉
	Chaozhou	白粉
	Shantou	白粉
	Jieyang	白粉
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	白粉
	Pontianak (Teochew)	下洛因
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	白粉
Wu	Danyang	白粉, 白麵
Wu	Wenzhou	白粉

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Dialectal synonyms of 海洛因 (“heroin”) [map]

Compounds

一鼻子灰
不灰木
冷灰爆豆
凝灰岩 (nínghuīyán)
劫灰
叉灰泥
吹灰
吹灰之力 (chuīhuīzhīlì)
土灰
坑灰未冷
塔灰
寂若死灰
寒灰
小灰人 (xiǎohuīrén)
心如寒灰
心如死灰
心灰 (xīnhuī)
心灰意冷 (xīnhuīyìlěng)
心灰意懶 / 心灰意懒 (xīnhuīyìlǎn)
心灰意敗 / 心灰意败
心若死灰
意懶心灰 / 意懒心灰
扒灰 (páhuī)
打灰堆
抖灰
抹土搽灰
挫骨揚灰 / 挫骨扬灰
搽灰抹土
搽灰抹粉
撣灰 / 掸灰
昆池劫灰
木形灰心
朽木死灰
枯形灰心
枯木死灰
槁木死灰
死灰 (sǐhuī)
死灰復然 / 死灰复然
死灰復燎 / 死灰复燎
死灰復燃 / 死灰复燃 (sǐhuīfùrán)
死灰槁木
泥灰
油灰 (yóuhuī)
洋灰 (yánghuī)
消石灰 (xiāoshíhuī)
清灰冷灶
灰不喇唧
灰不溜丟 / 灰不溜丢
灰不蹓丟 / 灰不蹓丢
灰不蹓秋
灰塵 / 灰尘 (huīchén)
灰士
灰姑娘 (Huīgūniang)
灰屎
灰度等級 / 灰度等级
灰心 (huīxīn)
灰心喪意 / 灰心丧意
灰心喪氣 / 灰心丧气 (huīxīnsàngqì)
灰心槁形
灰戶 / 灰户
灰指甲
灰撲撲 / 灰扑扑
灰暗 (huī'àn)
灰木
灰棚
灰櫬兒 / 灰榇儿
灰沒 / 灰没
灰滅 / 灰灭
灰溜溜 (huīliūliū)
灰濛濛 / 灰蒙蒙 (huīméngméng)
灰炭
灰熊 (huīxióng)
灰燼 / 灰烬 (huījìn)
灰白 (huībái)
灰石
灰罐
灰脾氣 / 灰脾气
灰膛
灰色 (huīsè)
灰茫茫
灰蝶
灰質 / 灰质 (huīzhì)
灰身粉骨
灰軀糜骨 / 灰躯糜骨
灰錳氧 / 灰锰氧 (huīměngyǎng)
灰陶
灰頂 / 灰顶
灰頭土臉 / 灰头土脸 (huītóutǔliǎn)
灰頭土臉兒 / 灰头土脸儿
灰頭土面 / 灰头土面
灰頭草面 / 灰头草面
灰飛煙滅 / 灰飞烟灭 (huīfēiyānmiè)
灰鯨 / 灰鲸
灰鶴 / 灰鹤
灰鼠 (huīshǔ)
炮灰 (pàohuī)
焚屍揚灰 / 焚尸扬灰
無灰粉筆 / 无灰粉笔
焚骨揚灰 / 焚骨扬灰
煙灰 / 烟灰 (yānhuī)
熟石灰 (shúshíhuī)
爐灰 / 炉灰 (lúhuī)
爬灰
生石灰 (shēngshíhuī)
白灰 (báihuī)
百念皆灰
石灰 (shíhuī)
石灰乳
石灰岩 (shíhuīyán)
石灰岩洞
石灰水 (shíhuīshuǐ)
石灰石 (shíhuīshí)
石灰窯 / 石灰窑 (Shíhuīyáo)
石灰質 / 石灰质
磷灰石 (línhuīshí)
萬念俱灰 / 万念俱灰 (wànniànjùhuī)
秦灰
粉身灰骨
糶灰 / 粜灰
紙灰 / 纸灰
色如死灰
色若死灰
草木灰 (cǎomùhuī)
草灰 (cǎohuī)
菸灰 / 烟灰 (yānhuī)
菸灰缸 / 烟灰缸 (yānhuīgāng)
葭灰
葡萄灰
蛤灰
蜃灰
豆秸灰
跳灰
通草灰
銀灰 / 银灰
銀灰色 / 银灰色 (yínhuīsè)
鍋臍灰 / 锅脐灰
鐵灰色 / 铁灰色
雌一頭灰 / 雌一头灰
面如死灰
面如灰土
飲灰洗胃 / 饮灰洗胃
香灰 (xiānghuī)
骨灰 (gǔhuī)
骨灰塔
骨灰罈 / 骨灰坛

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 灰 – see 烌 (“(Southern Min) dust; ash”). (This character is a variant form of 烌).

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): fiu¹ / fui¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: fiu¹ / fui¹
  - Yale: fīu / fūi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fiu¹ / fui¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fiu¹ / fui¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fiːu̯⁵⁵/, /fuːi̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

灰

Used in 灰士.

References

“灰”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Shinjitai	灰
Kyūjitai ^[1]	灰󠄁 灰+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
Kyūjitai ^[1]	灰󠄃 灰+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

灰

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

ashes
puckery juice
cremate

Readings

Go-on: け (ke)^{←け (ke, historical)}^{←くゑ (kwe, ancient)}
Kan-on: かい (kai, Jōyō)^{←くわい (kwai, historical)}
Kan’yō-on: くい (kui)
Kun: はい (hai, 灰, Jōyō)^{←はひ (fafi, 灰, historical)}

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
灰
はい Grade: 6
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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はい [hàí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ha̠i]

Noun

灰(はい) • (hai) ^{←はひ (fafi)^?}

ash
塵(ちり)は塵(ちり)に、灰(はい)は灰(はい)に
chiri wa chiri ni, hai wa hai ni
dust to dust, ashes to ashes

Derived terms

死(し)の灰(はい) (shinohai)

Etymology 2

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灰
かい Grade: 6
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From Middle Chinese 灰 (MC xwoj).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka̠i]

Affix

灰(かい) • (kai) ^{←くわい (kwai)^?}

ash; ashes

References

[1]
“灰”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
[2]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN