⼣
evening
xī (xi1)
Radical no. 36 · 3 strokes (第 36 部首 · 3 画 dì 36 bùshǒu · 3 huà)
Radical ⼣ (xī) — meaning: evening, 3 strokes.
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.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
1 characters- 夜yè
variant of 夜[ye4]
HSK 28 strokes
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.