Chinese symbol for “twilight”
暮色
mù sè
twilight
The closest CC-CEDICT match for twilight is 暮色 (mù sè), defined as: twilight.
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 “twilight”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 余晖 (餘暉) | yú huī | twilight; afterglow |
| 曛 | xūn | twilight; sunset |
| 微明 | wēi míng | twilight |
| 昏 | hūn | muddle-headed; twilight |
| 黑影 | hēi yǐng | shadow; darkness |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 暮色.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日暮 | rì mù | sunset |
| 暮年 | mù nián | one's declining years; one's old age |
| 薄暮 | bó mù | dusk; twilight |
| 朝思暮想 | zhāo sī mù xiǎng | to yearn for sth day and night (idiom) |
| 朝三暮四 | zhāo sān mù sì | lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive |
| 角色 | jué sè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
| 特色 | tè sè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 颜色 (顏色) | yán sè | color; countenance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “twilight”.
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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