夕 xī — sunset; evening; night

夕

Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #46

xī xi1

Basic definition

  1. noun sunset; evening; night e.g 夕阳除夕前夕朝夕

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (指事。从月半见。本义:黄昏,傍晚)
  2. sunset;dusk e.g 朝发夕至 夕晖 · 夕霭 · 夕市
  3. evening;night e.g 朝乾夕惕除夕前夕 终夕不寝 · 通夕不寐 · 终夕 · 风雨之夕 · 住宿一夕
  4. last period
  5. nighttide;erening tide
verb
  1. have an audience with an emperor in the evening

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