霞

xiá

叚 + 雨

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Definitions

xiá (noun) rosy clouds at sunrise or sunset

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 叚 represents the sound.

Semantic: 雨 Phonetic: 叚

About

The character 霞 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical 雨 (rain) on top, indicating a weather or atmospheric phenomenon, and the phonetic component 叚 below. It refers to the brilliantly colored clouds or rosy glow in the sky typically seen at sunrise or sunset. This vivid imagery is associated with sunlight refracting through the atmosphere, inspiring poetic references to colorful celestial displays and ephemeral beauty. The phonetic element 叚, which can mean "false", "to borrow", or "to lend", contributes sound value but does not affect the meaning related to vibrant atmospheric conditions.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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天空中有美丽的彩霞。

Tiānkōng zhōng yǒu měilì de cǎixiá.

There are beautiful colored clouds in the sky.

傍晚的晚霞染红了云朵。

Bàngwǎn de wǎnxiá rǎn hóngle yúnduǒ.

The evening glow dyed the clouds red.

天边的霞光渐渐消失了。

Tiānbiān de xiáguāng jiànjiàn xiāoshīle.

The rays of sunlight on the horizon gradually disappeared.

霞姐是我们班的班长。

Xiá jiě shì wǒmen bān de bānzhǎng.

Sister Xia is our class monitor.

那片朝霞预示着好天气。

Nà piàn zhāoxiá yùshì zhe hǎo tiānqì.

That stretch of morning glow foretells good weather.

她的名字里有一个霞字。

Tā de míngzì lǐ yǒu yīgè xiá zì.

There is the character "Xia" (glow) in her name.

绚丽的霞光映照在湖面上。

Xuànlì de xiáguāng yìngzhào zài húmiàn shàng.

The gorgeous glow of dawn reflected on the lake's surface.

摄影师耐心地等待拍摄霞光的最佳时刻。

Shèyǐngshī nàixīn de děngdài pāishè xiáguāng de zuì jiā shíkè.

The photographer patiently waited for the best moment to photograph the morning light.

Related Characters

Component: 叚

Component: 雨

霞