evening

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

Evolution

夕 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
夕 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
夕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
夕 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
夕 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

evening, night, dusk; slanted; dusk; evening; Taiwan pr. [xì]

Most common words with 夕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

前夕

eve

dusk

除夕

lunar New Year's Eve

夕阳

sunset

危在旦夕

in imminent peril (idiom)

Component uses

Meaning component in 7 characters (3 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Simplified component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Unknown component in 2 characters (0 verified)