Meaning
evening; night; late
Chinese: 晚上、迟。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wan” becomes a different word in each tone. 晚 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 晚上wǎn shangevening; night; in the evening
- 晚饭wǎn fànevening meal; dinner; supper
- 晚安wǎn ānGood night!; Good evening!
- 晚餐wǎn cānevening meal; dinner
- 晚会wǎn huìevening party
Example Sentence
今天晚上我们一起吃饭。Jīn tiān wǎn shàng wǒ men yì qǐ chī fàn.Tonight we will have dinner together.
今天Jīn tiāntoday晚上wǎn shàngevening我们wǒ menwe一起yì qǐ(in) the same place吃饭chī fànto have a meal。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The sun 日 (meaning) plus 免 (miǎn, sound): the time when the sun is gone — ‘evening / late’.
A way to remember it
The sun has clocked off — evening, late.
Easy to confuse with
- 免‘To excuse’: the sound part of 晚, without the sun on the left.