夕 (xī) is a Chinese character meaning “evening”. It takes 3 strokes.
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Structure
夕
Single unit
- 夕 evening · xī unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+5915, Unicode radical data, and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
Trace the three strokes of the single component 夕 to remember evening.
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
Easy to confuse with
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.
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.