晦 (huì) is a Chinese character meaning “dark”. It is written from 日 (sun; day) and 每 (every; each), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
Build the character for “dark; obscure”
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Structure
日 + 每
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字: 晦，月尽也。从日每声 + hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验
Memory aid
The sun (日) on the left, 每 (every) on the right — every day the sun sets, and it grows dark.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 晦暗huì àndark and gloomy晦 = huì
- 隐晦yǐn huìobscure; veiled (of meaning)晦 = huì
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All readings
dark; obscure
dark; gloomy; obscure, hard to understand; the last day of a lunar month; night
昏暗，不明亮；意思不明显、难懂；也指农历每月的最后一天、夜晚。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 晦暗huì àndark and gloomy晦 = huì
- 隐晦yǐn huìobscure; veiled (of meaning)晦 = huì
Sound component
每 family diverged
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 晦 mean?
晦 (huì) means dark; gloomy; obscure, hard to understand; the last day of a lunar month; night.
How do you pronounce 晦?
It is pronounced huì.
What parts is 晦 made of?
日 (sun; day) and 每 (every; each), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 晦，月尽也。从日每声 + hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 晦 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 晦?
日. 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 晦?
Common ones are 晦暗 and 隐晦. The reading of 晦 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.