夕阳 xīyáng Setting sun

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Traditional: 夕陽

Stroke order

夕阳 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.

夕阳 — the Chinese character for Setting sun (xīyáng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 夕阳 — Setting sun

夕 — 3 strokes
阳 — 6 strokes

Senses

sunset
the setting sun

Characters in 夕阳

夕 xī — (bound form) sunset; dusk; (bound form) evening; night
阳 yáng — positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

夕阳 is pronounced xīyáng and means “Setting sun”.

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