Chinese symbol for “midnight”
午夜
wǔ yè
midnight
The closest CC-CEDICT match for midnight is 午夜 (wǔ yè), defined as: midnight.
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
Other Chinese words for “midnight”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 半夜 | bàn yè | midnight; in the middle of the night |
| 零点 (零點) | líng diǎn | midnight; to order à la carte |
| 零时 (零時) | líng shí | midnight; zero hour |
| 夜半 | yè bàn | midnight |
| 子夜 | zǐ yè | midnight |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 午夜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; 个 (gè) |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon; midday |
| 午餐 | wǔ cān | lunch; luncheon |
| 午饭 (午飯) | wǔ fàn | lunch; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) |
| 夜晚 | yè wǎn | night; 个 (gè) |
| 深夜 | shēn yè | very late at night |
| 夜间 (夜間) | yè jiān | nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “midnight”.
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.