Character Contained In References Comments
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   traditional formhandwritten form

Variants

Phonetic

Semantic

Apparent
Mandarin
xi1, xi4, yi4
English
Definitions
evening; dusk; night; slanted; sunset
Etymology
Notes
Pictograph: originally the same as ; the middle stroke is left out of this variant perhaps indicating the moon is not full: evening