黄
huáng · HSK 2
Surname
Huang — common surname; also the character for yellow
黄 (huáng) is one of the most common Chinese surnames, borne by figures like the Yellow Emperor 黄帝. The same character means the color yellow, historically tied to imperial power and the Yellow River 黄河.
黄 — 廿 + 田 (or 由) + 八
Originally a pictograph of a person wearing a jade belt-pendant (huang), later borrowed to mean the color yellow. The modern shape is stylized and no longer transparent. It is one of the oldest Chinese characters, attested on oracle bones.