晚霞
wǎnxiá
sunset glow; evening clouds
Characters in this word
霞 xiá
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 雨 — rain
- Made of
- 雨 rain 叚 false
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 晚霞映在海面上，使撤离后的港口显得格外寂静。 Wǎnxiá yìng zài hǎimiàn shàng, shǐ chèlí hòu de gǎngkǒu xiǎnde géwài jìjìng. The sunset glow reflected on the sea, making the evacuated harbour seem especially quiet.
- 天边出现了美丽的晚霞，孩子们在院子里看得出神。 Tiānbiān chūxiànle měilì de wǎnxiá, háizimen zài yuànzi lǐ kàn de chūshén. A beautiful sunset glow appeared across the sky, and the children watched it in wonder in the courtyard.
- 我们坐在山顶，一边吃晚饭一边欣赏晚霞。 Wǒmen zuò zài shāndǐng, yībiān chī wǎnfàn yībiān xīnshǎng wǎnxiá. We sat on the hilltop, eating our dinner while admiring the sunset glow.
Related words
- 晚 wǎn late; evening
- 晚饭 wǎnfàn dinner, supper
- 晚上 wǎnshang evening
- 晚安 wǎn'ān good night
- 晚报 wǎnbào evening newspaper
- 晚餐 wǎncān dinner
- 晚会 wǎnhuì evening party
- 晚点 wǎndiǎn to be late; to be delayed
- 当晚 dàngwǎn that evening; the same night
- 晚年 wǎnnián later years; old age
- 晚期 wǎnqī late stage; advanced stage
- 霜 shuāng frost