Chinese Word: 夜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

夜HSK 5

Pinyin: yè
English Definition: night
Chinese Definition:
①天黑的时间，与“日”或“昼”相对：夜晚。日日夜夜。夜阑(夜将尽时)。夜盲。夜幕。夜宵。夜话。夜袭。夜行。夜战。
②日昼。
Antonyms: 昼晓早点

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 夕

Ideographic: A person 亻 sneaking by under cover 亠 of night 夕

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 亠 [ tóu ] lid, cover; head
- ⿰ Left to right
  - 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
  - 夕 [ xī ] evening, night, dusk; slanted

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 夜

夜间	yè jiān	nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)
夜晚	yè wǎn	night; Classifiers: 个
深夜	shēn yè	very late at night	HSK 5
日夜	rì yè	day and night; around the clock	HSK 5
半夜	bàn yè	midnight; in the middle of the night	HSK 5

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