晚
晚
“night”
Radical: 日
Strokes: 11
Level: HSK 2
How 晚 is built — side by side
日
Sun / day · rì
The sun with a dot inside. Time words are full of it: 明 早 晚 时.
免
to spare
to spare, to excuse from; to evade
The story behind 晚
Sun (日) + 免 (miǎn, to avoid) = evening (晚). The sun has "avoided" the sky.
💡 晚上 (wǎnshang) = evening. 晚安 (wǎn'ān) = good night.
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