夕
Evening or dusk · Kangxi radical 36
Evening or dusk, representing the time when the sun sets.
Originally depicted a crescent moon appearing in the evening sky. The character shows the curved shape of a waxing or waning moon visible at twilight.
夕 at a glance
- Meaning
- Evening or dusk
- Strokes
- 3
- Characters
- 24
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 36
Characters with 夕 (22 of 24)
HSK 2 · 1
HSK 6 · 2
Beyond HSK · 12
歺cān · second-round simplified character for 餐[can1]夗yuàn · to turn over when asleep舛chuǎn · mistaken汐xī · night tides罗luó · gauze穸xī · tomb矽xī · (Tw) silicon (chemistry)将jiàng · (bound form) a general拶zā · (literary) to force; to coerce浆jiàng · variant of 糨[jiang4]飧sūn · (literary) supper夤yín · late at night
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 夕 mean?
夕 means "Evening or dusk". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 夕?
24 characters in this dictionary contain 夕, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
Is 夕 a radical?
Yes — 夕 is Kangxi radical 36, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 夕 have?
夕 is written in 3 strokes.