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暗

àn

dark; dim

HSK 4 · Topic “Size and color”
A person beside a lamp
Memory picture

Character

暗 àn

Strokes
13
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 音 sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 屋里很暗。 Wū lǐ hěn àn. The room is very dim.
  • 天色暗了。 Tiānsè àn le. The sky is getting dark.
  • 灯光很暗。 Dēngguāng hěn àn. The light is very dim.

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