xī
evening
Pictograph of the moon. Used to express "evening" or "night".
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 夕
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
eve | ||
dusk | ||
lunar New Year's Eve | ||
sunset | ||
in imminent peril (idiom) |
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