Chinese Character: 夜 (yè) - Night
1. Character Basics (基本信息)
Radical: 夕 (radical meaning evening)
Stroke Count: 8
Character Decomposition: 亠 + 亻 + 夕 (The top part 亠, the person radical 亻, and the evening radical 夕)
Stroke Order:
2. Pronunciation (发音)
Pinyin: yè (Fourth tone)
3. Meaning (含义)
夜 refers to the period of darkness in each twenty - four - hour cycle; night. (“夜”指的是每24小时周期中的黑暗时段，即夜晚。)
4. Common Words (常用词汇)
- 夜晚 (yè wǎn) - Nighttime
- 黑夜 (hēi yè) - Dark night
- 夜市 (yè shì) - Night market
5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)
夜 is a noun and can be used after time words like “今天 (today)”, “明天 (tomorrow)”. For example, “今天夜里 (tonight)”. (“夜”是名词，可放在“今天”“明天”等时间词后，如“今天夜里”。)
6. Cultural Background (文化背景)
In Chinese culture, night has rich symbolic meanings. It is often associated with tranquility, mystery, and sometimes with the supernatural. Many Chinese poems and stories describe the beauty and mood of the night. (在中国文化中，夜晚有着丰富的象征意义。它常与宁静、神秘相关，有时也与超自然现象有关。许多中国诗词和故事都描绘了夜晚的美丽和氛围。)
7. Example Sentence (例句)
我喜欢在夜晚散步。(Wǒ xǐhuān zài yèwǎn sànbù.) - I like to take a walk at night.
8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)
You can remember 夜 by imagining a person standing under the evening sky. The 亻 represents a person and 夕 represents the evening. (你可以通过想象一个人站在傍晚的天空下来记忆“夜”字。“亻”代表一个人，“夕”代表傍晚。)