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Chinese symbol for “dusky”

昏暗
hūn àn
dusky

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dusky is 昏暗 (hūn àn), defined as: dusky.

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

昏 hūn
dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark; to faint, to lose consciousness
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes
暗 àn
dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
radical 72 ⽇ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “dusky”

WordPinyinMeaning
灰蒙蒙huī mēng mēngdusky; overcast (of weather)
黑糊糊hēi hū hūblack; dark
窈窈yǎo yǎoobscure; dusky
昒hūdaybreak; dawn

Related words

Other words that share a character with 昏暗.

WordPinyinMeaning
昏迷hūn míto lose consciousness; to be in a coma
黄昏 (黃昏)huáng hūndusk; evening
昏倒hūn dǎoto faint
昏睡hūn shuìto sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc)
昏厥hūn juéto faint
黑暗hēi àndark; darkly
暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
暗杀 (暗殺)àn shāto assassinate

See also: Japanese symbol for “dusky”.

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.

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