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夕 - xī

evening, night, dusk; slanted

evening, night, dusk; slanted

How to read 夕

Click 夕 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishevening, night, dusk; slanted
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

夕照 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 夕阳. Please read 一夕 one more time.

Common words with this character

glow of the setting sun
sunset; the setting sun
overnight; instantly; very quickly
double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month; girls' festival; Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 夕 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 夕照 and 夕阳 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 夕.