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The character 夜 combines the radical 夕 (evening) with a component suggesting a person under cover, forming an ideogram for the time after sunset. Its primary meaning is the night, the period from dusk to dawn, standing opposite to day. This concept extends to describe darkness, nocturnal activities, and unlit environments, serving as a key temporal marker in the language.
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夜晚很安静。
深夜他回家了。
我们昨夜看了电影。
夜晚的天空真美丽。
半夜突然下起了雨。
他经常工作到深夜。
夜晚的都市灯光璀璨。
在宁静的夜晚，我喜欢读书。