Chinese symbol for “sunset”
夕阳
xī yáng
Traditional: 夕陽
sunset; the setting sun
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sunset is 夕阳 (xī yáng), defined as: sunset; the setting sun.
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 “sunset”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夕 | xī | (bound form) sunset; dusk; (bound form) evening; night |
| 日暮 | rì mù | sunset |
| 旰 | gàn | sunset; evening |
| 日落 | rì luò | sundown; sunset |
| 暮 | mù | evening; sunset |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 夕阳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 前夕 | qián xī | eve; the day before |
| 危在旦夕 | wēi zài dàn xī | in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis |
| 一朝一夕 | yī zhāo yī xī | lit. one morning and one evening (idiom); fig. in a short period of time |
| 朝夕 | zhāo xī | morning and night; all the time |
| 一夕 | yī xī | overnight; instantly; very quickly |
| 太阳 (太陽) | tài yang | sun; sunlight; sunshine |
| 阳光 (陽光) | yáng guāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 太阳能 (太陽能) | tài yáng néng | solar energy |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sunset”.
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.