Pictograph of a person with a person with a large belly, representing someone deformed. Based on the original meaning "physically impaired". Later meaning shifted to "yellow; sallow", a skin color associated with illness.
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Historical Evolution
黄
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
黄
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
黄
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
黄
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
黄
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
黄
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
黄
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
黄
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
黄
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
黄
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
黄
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
黄
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
黄
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
黄
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
黄
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
黄
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
黄
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
黄
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
黄
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
黄
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
黄
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
黄
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
黄
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
黄
Seal
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
黄
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
黄
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
黄
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
黄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
黄 / 黃 [Huáng]
surname Huang or Hwang
黄 / 黃 [huáng]
yellow; pornographic; to fall through
Japanese
yellow
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
黃 おう
Ō surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
黄金 [huángjīn] #3,382
gold
黄色 [huángsè] #3,285
yellow (color)
黄油 [huángyóu] #5,873
butter
黄河 [HuángHé] #34,601
Yellow River or Huang He
黄瓜 [huángguā] #12,139
cucumber
黄昏 [huánghūn] #12,876
dusk
黄蜂 [huángfēng] #11,784
wasp
蛋黄 [dànhuáng] #12,485
egg yolk
黄酱 [huángjiàng] #13,713
yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted)
黄泉 [Huángquán] #15,010
the Yellow Springs
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)