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夜

yè

night

A moon above a sleeping house
Memory picture

Character

夜 yè

Strokes
8
Radical
夕 — evening, night, dusk
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 今夜很安静。 Jīn yè hěn ānjìng. Tonight is very quiet.
  • 夜已经深了。 Yè yǐjīng shēn le. The night is already late.
  • 我怕黑夜。 Wǒ pà hēi yè. I am afraid of dark nights.

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