evening

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of a house or dwelling, representing the time of evening or night when people return home. Over time, the meaning expanded to denote the entire period of dusk or evening.

Mnemonic: Picture it as a small house shape—that's when people come home in the evening.

• 夕xī🔊

  (bound form) sunset; dusk

  3 strokes

• 外wài🔊

  outside

  HSK 1

  5 strokes

• 夗yuàn🔊

  to turn over when asleep

  5 strokes

• 多duō🔊

  many; much; more; a lot of

  HSK 1

  6 strokes

• 夙sù🔊

  morning

  6 strokes

• 夜yè🔊

  variant of 夜[ye4]

  HSK 2

  8 strokes

• 够gòu🔊

  enough (sufficient)

  HSK 2

  11 strokes

• 梦mèng🔊

  dream (CL:場|场[chang2])

  HSK 4

  13 strokes

• 伙huǒ🔊

  companion

  HSK 4

  14 strokes

• 夣mèng🔊

  old variant of 夢|梦[meng4]

  14 strokes

• 夤yín🔊

  late at night

  14 strokes