No. 4,218 in Chinese
夕
"Evening" or "dusk."
In a sentence
夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。
The setting sun is infinitely beautiful, but it is close to dusk.
Here, '夕' is used as part of the word '夕阳', meaning 'setting sun', referring to the later part of the day.
除夕夜我们都会守岁。
On Lunar New Year's Eve, we all stay awake to welcome the new year.
In this sentence, '夕' appears in '除夕', meaning 'New Year's Eve', indicating the evening before the new year.
古人常在夕照下吟诗作画。
Ancients often composed poems and created paintings under the evening glow.
The term '夕照' here employs '夕' to signify 'evening glow', representing a poetic imagery of evening light.
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