Kanji 黄: yellow
Key takeaways
Kanji 黄: yellow. Readings and core meaning.
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Kanji at a glance
Core meaning / core image
Core meaning: 黄
yellow
Kanji structure breakdown
Mnemonic story
Mnemonic story
Imagine a deep yellow color created by painting it eight (八) times for twenty (龷) different reasons (由). It is used in words meaning 'yellow' or 'gold', such as gold (황금) and yellow dust (황사).