夕(xī)

HSK 53 strokes

(bound form) sunset

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Character information

Pinyin
xī
Meaning
(bound form) sunset; dusk; (bound form) evening; night; Taiwan pr. [xi4]
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 夕 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻勹丶

A crescent moon

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

勹bāo丶zhǔ

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 夕 step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 夕

Common words using 夕 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chú除xī夕
HSK 5

lunar New Year's Eve

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qián前xī夕
HSK 7-9

eve; the day before

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zhāo朝xī夕xiāng相chǔ处
HSK 7-9

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

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yī一xī夕

overnight; instantly; very quickly

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qī七xī夕

double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month; girls' fe…

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yī一cháo朝yī一xī夕

lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)

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qī七xī夕jié节

Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month

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wēi危zài在dàn旦xī夕

in imminent peril (idiom)

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 夕’s common words

除前朝相处一七节

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