evening

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of a house or dwelling, representing the time of evening or night when people return home. Over time, the meaning expanded to denote the entire period of dusk or evening.

Mnemonic: Picture it as a small house shape—that's when people come home in the evening.

• 外wài🔊

  outside

  HSK 1

  5 strokes

• 夗yuàn🔊

  to turn over when asleep

  5 strokes

• 多duō🔊

  many; much; more; a lot of

  HSK 1

  6 strokes

• 夙sù🔊

  morning

  6 strokes