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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

夕 xī
evening, night, dusk; slanted
radical 36 ⼣ · 3 strokes
阳 yáng
the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
radical 170 ⾩ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sunset”

WordPinyinMeaning
夕xī(bound form) sunset; dusk; (bound form) evening; night
日暮rì mùsunset
旰gànsunset; evening
日落rì luòsundown; sunset
暮mùevening; sunset

Related words

Other words that share a character with 夕阳.

WordPinyinMeaning
前夕qián xīeve; the day before
危在旦夕wēi zài dàn xīin imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis
一朝一夕yī zhāo yī xīlit. one morning and one evening (idiom); fig. in a short period of time
朝夕zhāo xīmorning and night; all the time
一夕yī xīovernight; instantly; very quickly
太阳 (太陽)tài yangsun; sunlight; sunshine
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
太阳能 (太陽能)tài yáng néngsolar 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.

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