Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
氏 日 ⿱氏日
Mandarin
hun1, hun4, min3
English
Definitions
twilight; muddle-headed; to faint; to lose consciousness; dark; dusk; nightfall
Mnemonic
When the sun 日 goes below the ground 氏
Etymology
Notes
Shuowen considers 民 to be phonetic in this character