Chinese symbol for “dusk”
黄昏
huáng hūn
Traditional: 黃昏
dusk; evening; nightfall
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dusk is 黄昏 (huáng hūn), defined as: dusk; evening; nightfall.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “dusk”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薄暮 | bó mù | dusk; twilight |
| 夕 | xī | (bound form) sunset; dusk; (bound form) evening; night |
| 天黑 | tiān hēi | to get dark; dusk |
| 傍黑 | bàng hēi | dusk |
| 蒙蒙黑 (矇矇黑) | mēng mēng hēi | dusk |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 黄昏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黄金 (黃金) | huáng jīn | gold; golden (opportunity) |
| 黄色 (黃色) | huáng sè | yellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic |
| 黄瓜 (黃瓜) | huáng guā | cucumber; 条 (tiáo) |
| 金黄 (金黃) | jīn huáng | golden yellow; golden |
| 黄牛 (黃牛) | huáng niú | ox; cattle; scalper of tickets etc |
| 昏迷 | hūn mí | to lose consciousness; to be in a coma |
| 昏暗 | hūn àn | dusky |
| 昏倒 | hūn dǎo | to faint |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dusk”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.