Definitions
(noun)
evening; dusk
Etymology
Pictograph of the moon. Used to express "evening" or "night".
About
The character "夕" shares a pictographic origin with "月", as both initially depicted the moon, but it specialized early to signify the evening period when the moon becomes visible. Its structure, comprising three strokes, is simple and serves as a radical in the writing system. The semantic evolution involved a shift from representing the celestial object itself to denoting the time of day associated with its appearance, a meaning consistently reflected in its use within compounds like "夕阳" for sunset or "除夕" for the year's final night. Although graphically similar to "月", the character "夕" carries a distinct focus on twilight and nocturnal concepts.
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夕阳真美丽。
我们除夕夜吃年夜饭。
夕照把湖面染成了金色。
山村的夕烟缓缓升起。
他喜欢在夕晖中散步思考。
朝夕相处让我们成了好朋友。
这古老的传统源于一个七夕的传说。
在生命的夕暮之年，他选择了回归故乡。