Sentence #3338935 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 黑板 is built
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黑hēiblack
黑 is a single shape of 12 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
板bǎnboard
木tree · mùMeaning part
反reverse · fǎnSound part
木 hints at the meaning (tree); 反 (fǎn) hints at the sound. Compare it with bǎn.
How to write 黑板
黑 12 strokes · 板 8 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 黑板 (hēibǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
黑板 (hēibǎn) means “blackboard”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it hēibǎn: hēi with a 1st tone, then bǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 黑板 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 块 (kuài) or 个 (gè). For example, one blackboard is 一块黑板 (yí kuài hēibǎn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type heiban with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 黑板 from the suggestions. Typing heiban into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
黑板 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
黑hēi1st tone, high and level
板bǎn3rd tone, dipping
