夕
U+5915
3 STROKES
Entry·pron. xì
ㄒㄧˋ
“Dusk; sunset; evening; night; a radical in Chinese dictionaries.”
Taiwan rank
#1,771
Radical
夕evening/sunset
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Words containing this character
Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 前夕ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˋeve; the day before; the night before; the period leading up to a specific event
- 夕陽ㄒㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊsunset; the setting sun; (by extension) old age; decline; a waning period
- 除夕lunar New Year's Eve; the evening of the last day of the twelfth lunar month; families gather to stay up late and set off firecrackers.
- 七夕ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧˋseventh night of the seventh lunar month; Qixi Festival, celebrated as Chinese Valentine's Day; women traditionally offer fruits and thread needles to pray for skillful craftsmanship.
- 朝夕ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧˋ
- 除夕夜
- 旦夕ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧˋ
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