HSK Guide

部首 36evening, dusk; nightfall

(first tone, high and level)

evening, dusk; nightfall

部首 363 画1 汉字

Where the shape comes from

The crescent moon 月 with one of its inner strokes rubbed out: the moon barely showing, at the hour when the light goes. It marks the end of the day and what belongs to it: 多, 外, 名, 夜, 梦.