夕 xī sunset; evening


Similar looking characters : 歹 dāi (bad)
Made with 3 strokes.

Crescent moon emerging from behind a mountain

Ancient small seal form Small seal

Sounds same

西 xī (west) ; 锡 xī (to bestow)

Different tone

习 xí (to practice) ; 匸 xǐ (box; bag) ; 喜 xǐ (to be fond of) ; 洗 xǐ (to wash) ; 系 xì (system)

Radical

Index 36 used in: 多 duō (many) ; 多 duō (many) ; 将 jiāng (will) ; 罗 luó (gauze) ; 名 míng (name) ; 岁 suì (year) ; 外 wài (outside) ; 夜 yè (night)

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stroke order for 夕
Stroke order for character 夕, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license ➚

Proverbs

一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī A short space of time. Something transient that will soon pass.

Also

七夕节 Qīxìjié Chinese Valentines Festival