漆

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paint; lacquer; CL:道[dao4]; to paint (furniture, walls etc)

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

The sap 氵 of the varnish tree 桼; 桼 also provides the pronunciation

Components 氵桼

wall paint · Heisig RSH #2026

水 water + Baron von Rumpelbrella

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一团漆黑	yī tuán qī hēi	pitch-dark; (fig.) completely in the dark; totally ignorant of; (fig.) grim; beyond salvat…
漆黑一团	qī hēi yī tuán	pitch-black; (fig.) to be completely in the dark
黑漆麻花	hēi qī má huā	pitch-dark; coal black
油光漆	yóu guāng qī	varnish
漆树科	qī shù kē	Anacardiaceae, plant family including lac tree (Rhus vernicifera) 漆樹\|漆树[qi1 shu4]
乌漆墨黑	wū qī mò hēi	jet-black; pitch-dark
绝热漆	jué rè qī	heat-resistant paint
脱胎漆器	tuō tāi qī qì	bodiless lacquerware
生漆	shēng qī	raw lacquer
金漆	jīn qī	copper paint; fake gold leaf
漆皮鞋	qī pí xié	patent leather shoes
漆器	qī qì	lacquerware
光漆	guāng qī	gloss paint; glossy varnish; gloss-finish coating
乌漆抹黑	wū qī mā hēi	see 烏漆墨黑\|乌漆墨黑[wu1 qi1 mo4 hei1]
漆布	qī bù	varnished cloth; linoleum
漆黑	qī hēi	pitch-black
如胶似漆	rú jiāo sì qī	stuck together as by glue (of lovers); joined at the hip
油漆	yóu qī	oil paints; lacquer; to paint; CL:層\|层[ceng2]
乳胶漆	rǔ jiāo qī	latex paint; emulsion paint
落漆	luò qī	see 掉漆[diao4 qi1]