晌 (shǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “a part of the day”. It is written from 日 (sun; day) and 向 (toward; direction), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
日 + 向
Left–right structure
Structure from: modern-form IDS ⿰日向, verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke order (strokes 0–3 = 日, 4–9 = 向)
Memory aid
The sun (日) turned toward (向) the top of the sky — that part of the day is 晌, as in 晌午, noon.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 晌午shǎng wunoon; midday晌 = shǎng
- 半晌bàn shǎnga long while; half a day (dialectal)晌 = shǎng
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All readings
part of the day; noon
a part of the day; noon; (dialect) a while
一天内的一段时间；特指中午。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 晌午shǎng wunoon; midday晌 = shǎng
- 半晌bàn shǎnga long while; half a day (dialectal)晌 = shǎng
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 晌 mean?
晌 (shǎng) means a part of the day; noon; (dialect) a while.
How do you pronounce 晌?
It is pronounced shǎng.
What parts is 晌 made of?
日 (sun; day) and 向 (toward; direction), side by side. The recorded source is: modern-form IDS ⿰日向, verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke order (strokes 0–3 = 日, 4–9 = 向). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 晌 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 晌?
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 晌?
Common ones are 晌午 and 半晌. The reading of 晌 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.