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Character Decomposition
夕=勹+丶
Etymology
A crescent moon
Meanings
(bound form) sunset; dusk
(bound form) evening; night
Taiwan pr. xì
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Words with 夕 149 total
Idioms with 夕 51 total Chain
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state · imminent crisis · living from hand to mouth朝不保夕zhāo bù bǎo xīat dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state · imminent crisis · living from hand to mouth朝不虑夕zhāo bù lu:4 xīlive from hand to mouth · be unable to plan out one's day · be preoccupied with the current crisis · live in constant fear for one's livelihood · cannot keep the wolf from the door朝不谋夕zhāo bù móu xīstart at dawn and arrive at dusk (said of a short journey or good communications)朝发夕至zhāo fā xī zhìto correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom) · to quickly amend one's ways朝过夕改zhāo guò xī gǎito make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)朝令夕改zhāo lìng xī gǎi