wǎn

evening

night; late

Sun (日) + escape (免) = the sun slipping away into evening

When the sun (日) finally escapes (免) from the sky, day gives way to evening. 免 here likely plays a phonetic role, but the image of the sun slipping away maps naturally onto dusk.

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To escapePhonetic, Semantic
The sunSemantic

Words with 晚

这早晚儿

zhè zǎo wǎn r

now

丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆

chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó

lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)

头晚

tóu wǎn

previous night

一天到晚

yī tiān dào wǎn

all day long; the whole day

今晚

jīn wǎn

tonight

傍晚

bàng wǎn

in the evening

北京晚报

běi jīng wǎn bào

Beijing Evening News

君子报仇,十年不晚

jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn

lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)

多早晚

duō zǎo wǎn

when?

夜晚

yè wǎn

night

大器晚成

dà qì wǎn chéng

lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly

好饭不怕晚

hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn

the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten

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