褐 — Chinese character
褐
hè
coarse wool; dull, brown
- Pinyin
- hè
- Radical
- 145 ⾐ (Clothes)
- Strokes
- 14
- Components
- 衤 曷
- Formation
- pictophonetic — cloth; meaning component 衤; sound component 曷
- Japanese
- 褐 as a kanji
Common words with 褐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 褐色 | hè sè | brown |
| 黄褐色 (黃褐色) | huáng hè sè | tan (color); tawny |
| 褐煤 | hè méi | lignite; brown coal |
| 黄褐斑 (黃褐斑) | huáng hè bān | chloasma; melasma |
| 赤褐色 | chì hè sè | russet; reddish brown |
| 茶褐色 | chá hè sè | dark brown; tawny |
| 褐马鸡 (褐馬雞) | hè mǎ jī | (bird species of China) brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) |
| 棕尾褐鹟 (棕尾褐鶲) | zōng wěi hè wēng | (bird species of China) ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea) |
| 棕褐色 | zōng hè sè | tan; sepia |
| 纯褐鹱 (純褐鸌) | chún hè hù | (bird species of China) Bulwer's petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) |
| 裋褐 | shù hè | (literary) coarse clothing; sackcloth (worn by the poor in former times) |
| 褐冠山雀 | hè guān shān què | (bird species of China) grey-crested tit (Lophophanes dichrous) |
English words written with 褐
褐 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 70
- Mencius 2A.2
- Mencius 3A.4
- Zhuangzi Mountain Trees
- Zhuangzi On Declining Power
- Zhuangzi The Empire
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