---
title: "Heike Meaning: 黑客 (hēikè) Means “hacker”"
description: "黑客 (hēikè) means “hacker”. Hear its tones, see what 黑 and 客 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heike"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 黑客 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

黑客 hēikè

## hacker

## Its characters

1. 黑 hēi black
2. 客 kè person (who does something) (as in 政客, 黑客)

## In a sentence

公司的网站被黑客攻击了。 The company's website was attacked by hackers.

[More about 黑客](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%BB%91%E5%AE%A2)

## More words with 黑 or 客

- [乘客 chéngkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengke)
- [顾客 gùkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guke)
- [黑暗 hēi’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heian)
- [黑色 hēisè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heise)
- [客车 kèchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keche)
- [客房 kèfáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kefang)
- [客服 kèfú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kefu)
- [客观 kèguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keguan)
- [客户 kèhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kehu)
- [客流 kèliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keliu)

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