夕 xī
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 夕 — evening, night, dusk
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
夕阳
xīyáng
setting sun; sunset
Characters in this word
阳 yáng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 日 sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 夕阳把海面染成金色，也让这座衰落的港城显得格外温柔。 Xīyáng bǎ hǎimiàn rǎn chéng jīnsè, yě ràng zhè zuò shuāiluò de gǎngchéng xiǎnde géwài wēnróu. The setting sun dyed the sea golden and made this declining port city appear especially gentle.
- 我喜欢在阳台上看着夕阳一点点沉下去。 Wǒ xǐhuān zài yángtái shang kàn zhe xīyáng yīdiǎndiǎn chén xiàqù. I like watching the setting sun slowly sink down from the balcony.
- 夕阳下，整片稻田都变成了温暖的橙色。 Xīyáng xià, zhěng piàn dàotián dōu biànchéng le wēnnuǎn de chéngsè. Under the setting sun, the whole rice field turned a warm orange.
Related words
- 除夕 chúxī Chinese New Year's Eve
- 前夕 qiánxī eve; on the eve of
- 朝夕相处 zhāoxīxiāngchǔ to spend all one's time together; to be in close daily contact
- 太阳 tàiyáng sun
- 阳光 yángguāng sunlight
- 阳台 yángtái balcony
- 太阳能 tàiyángnéng solar energy
- 阳历 yánglì solar calendar; Gregorian calendar
- 阳性 yángxìng positive; positive result
- 晚霞 wǎnxiá sunset glow; evening clouds
- 阴影 yīnyǐng shadow; psychological shadow
- 霜 shuāng frost