夕 (xī) is a Chinese character meaning “evening”. It is written from 勹 (wrap) and 丶 (dot stroke), and takes 3 strokes.
Build the character for “evening”
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Structure
勹 + 丶
Overlapping structure
Structure from: Unicode U+5915 radical data; modern decomposition candidate cross-checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke paths
Memory aid
Picture evening tucked inside a wrapping 勹 shape, with one dot 丶 still visible in the fading light.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 夕阳xī yángsetting sun夕 = xī
- 除夕chú xīChinese New Year's Eve夕 = xī
Go deeper
All readings
evening
evening; sunset
傍晚；日落的时候。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 夕阳xī yángsetting sun夕 = xī
- 除夕chú xīChinese New Year's Eve夕 = xī
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 夕 mean?
夕 (xī) means evening; sunset.
How do you pronounce 夕?
It is pronounced xī.
What parts is 夕 made of?
勹 (wrap) and 丶 (dot stroke). The recorded source is: Unicode U+5915 radical data; modern decomposition candidate cross-checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke paths. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 夕 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 夕?
夕. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 夕?
Common ones are 夕阳 and 除夕. The reading of 夕 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.