Meaning
evening; dusk
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xi” becomes a different word in each tone. 夕 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 夕阳xī yángsunset; the setting sun
- 前夕qián xīeve; the day before
- 朝夕相处zhāo xī xiāng chǔto spend all one's time together (idiom)
- 一夕yī xīovernight; instantly; very quickly
- 月夕yuè xīMid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
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Example Sentence
夕阳西下，天边一片金黄。Xī yáng xī xià, tiān biān yí piàn jīn huáng.The sun sets in the west, and the horizon turns golden.
夕阳西下Xī yáng xī xiàthe sun sets in the west (，天边tiān biānhorizon一yíone片piàndisk金黄jīn huánggolden yellow。
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Where this character comes from
A pictograph of the moon only partly visible at dusk — like 月 with one stroke missing. It means ‘evening / dusk’.
A way to remember it
A half-shown moon — early evening.
Easy to confuse with
- 月‘Moon / month’: the fuller crescent, with one more inner stroke than 夕.