夜

yè

night

roof (亠) + person (亻) + dusk (夕) = night

The character layers dusk (夕) with a sheltering roof (亠) and a person (亻) beneath it — someone indoors as evening falls. Together they evoke the full descent into night, beyond mere dusk.

亠+亻+夕→夜
亠A roofSemantic
亻A personSemantic
夕EveningSemantic

夜里外面很安静。

yè lǐ wài miàn hěn ān jìng。

At night, outside is very quiet.

他常常工作到深夜才回家。

tā cháng cháng gōng zuò dào shēn yè cái huí jiā。

He often works until late at night before going home.

Words with 夜

夜场

yè chǎng

evening show (at a theater etc)

夜里

yè li

during the night

不分昼夜

bù fēn zhòu yè

day and night

当夜

dāng yè

on that night

当夜

dàng yè

that very night

隔夜

gé yè

overnight

夜行

yè xíng

night walk

半夜三更

bàn yè sān gēng

see 三更半夜[san1 geng1 ban4 ye4]

午夜

wǔ yè

midnight

宿夜

sù yè

to stay overnight

通夜

tōng yè

all through the night

连夜

lián yè

that very night

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