- 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).
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半夜
半夜
in the middle of the night
HSK 2 (3.0)2 meanings#5566
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
in the middle of the night
中夜晚中间的时候，通常指晚上十一点到早上一点左右yèwǎn zhōngjiān de shíhou, tōngcháng zhǐ wǎnshang shíyī diǎn dào zǎoshang yī diǎn zuǒyòu
- 。
He didn't get home until midnight.
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- 。
He called me in the middle of the night.
- 。
He called me in the middle of the night.
- 。
He called me in the middle of the night.
- 貳名noun
midnight
中夜间十二点左右的时间yè jiān shí'èr diǎn zuǒyòu de shíjiān
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亠(roof; upper part)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亻(person; human)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)RADICAL
Night is when people bow their heads to rest under the moonlight of evening.
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半夜
Traditional半
in the middle of the night
HSK 2 (3.0)2 meanings#5566
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
in the middle of the night
中夜晚中间的时候，通常指晚上十一点到早上一点左右yèwǎn zhōngjiān de shíhou, tōngcháng zhǐ wǎnshang shíyī diǎn dào zǎoshang yī diǎn zuǒyòu
- 。
He didn't get home until midnight.
+ 3 more examples for this meaning
- 。
He called me in the middle of the night.
- 。
He called me in the middle of the night.
- 。
He called me in the middle of the night.
- 貳名noun
midnight
中夜间十二点左右的时间yè jiān shí'èr diǎn zuǒyòu de shíjiān
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亠(roof; upper part)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亻(person; human)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)RADICAL
Night is when people bow their heads to rest under the moonlight of evening.
RELATED
ANTONYMS2
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