Chinese Word: 晌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

晌

Pinyin: shǎng

English Definition: part of the day; midday

Chinese Definition:
①一天内的一段时间，一会儿：工作了半晌。
②正午或正午前后：晌午。晌饭。晌觉。歇晌。
③古同“垧”，计算地亩的单位。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 日

Pictophonetic:向 indicates the sound; 日 (sun) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 日 [ rì ] sun; day; daytime
- 向 [ xiàng ] towards; direction, trend

Similar Characters: 响饷

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晌午	shǎng wǔ	noon
半晌	bàn shǎng	half of the day; a long time; quite a while
前半晌	qián bàn shǎng	morning; a.m.; first half of the day
前半晌儿	qián bàn shǎng r	erhua variant of 前半晌
上半晌	shàng bàn shǎng	forenoon; morning; a.m.

1		qǐng 请 shǎng 晌 zuǒ bian 左边 chē mén 车门 luò 落 chē 车。 Please alight on the left.
2		ne 呢 jiān 间 cān tīng 餐厅 jiù 就 shǎng 晌 mín sù 民宿 duì miàn 对面。 This restaurant is right across our bed and breakfast.
3		bú shàn 不善 yì yì 意义， qǐng 请 nín 您 shāo 稍 děng 等 piàn 片 shǎng 晌。 Excuse me. Please wait a moment.
4		chéng kè 乘客 qǐng 请 liú yì 留意， qǐng wù 请勿 shǎng 晌 fēi xī yān 非吸烟 qū nèi 区内 xī yān 吸烟。 Your attention please, please do not smoke in non-smoking area.
5		zhèng wǔ 正午 shí fēn 时分， xué sheng 学生 men 们 huì 会 guì zài 跪在 yì qǐ 一起 zuò 作 shǎng 晌 lǐ 礼。 At midday, students would kneel together for the Zuhr, or noon prayer.

1		qǐng 请 shǎng 晌 zuǒ bian 左边 chē mén 车门 luò 落 chē 车。 Please alight on the left.
2		ne 呢 jiān 间 cān tīng 餐厅 jiù 就 shǎng 晌 mín sù 民宿 duì miàn 对面。 This restaurant is right across our bed and breakfast.
3		bú shàn 不善 yì yì 意义， qǐng 请 nín 您 shāo 稍 děng 等 piàn 片 shǎng 晌。 Excuse me. Please wait a moment.
4		chéng kè 乘客 qǐng 请 liú yì 留意， qǐng wù 请勿 shǎng 晌 fēi xī yān 非吸烟 qū nèi 区内 xī yān 吸烟。 Your attention please, please do not smoke in non-smoking area.
5		zhèng wǔ 正午 shí fēn 时分， xué sheng 学生 men 们 huì 会 guì zài 跪在 yì qǐ 一起 zuò 作 shǎng 晌 lǐ 礼。 At midday, students would kneel together for the Zuhr, or noon prayer.