懂中文 Dong Chinese

昏

hūn

twilight

Depicts the sun (日) down low (氐) during twilight.

Components
氐 meaning component

氐  Meaning component

dī, dǐ

  

bottom

日 meaning component

日  Meaning component

rì

  

sun

Evolution

昏 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
昏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

昏  

hūn

dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark; muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness

昏 (昬) 

hūn

old variant of 昏[hūn]

Most common words with 昏
Freq.
Word
Meaning

昏迷

stupor

昏

twilight

黄昏

dusk

昏倒

to faint

昏暗

dusky

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

惛

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)

婚 阍 惛