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昃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
昃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

昃 Stroke Order — How to Write 昃

Stroke Order

昃 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 日, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

昃 Radical and Character Components

Components:日仄

昃 is an ideographic compound. The sun 日 at a slant 仄; 仄 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 日 + 4 more strokes

昃 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zè

Meanings of 昃 in Chinese

1

zè昃

Refers to the sun setting or being late in the day; often used to describe diligence in work, implying working from early morning until sunset.
他工作勤恳,常常忙到日昃才归家。
He works diligently, often busy until dusk before returning home.

Words with 昃

  • rì日zè昃sun declines, afternoon

Idioms with 昃

  • rì日zè昃bù不shí食forget to eat due to diligent work
  • rì日zè昃gàn旰shí食work diligently from dawn till dusk
  • rì日zè昃wàng忘shí食work diligently, forgetting to eat
  • rì日zhōng中bì必zè昃Things decline after reaching their peak
  • rì日zhōng中jiāng将zè昃Things decline after reaching their peak
  • zè昃shí食xiāo宵yī衣work diligently from dawn till dusk
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃What goes up must come down

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Questions about 昃

What does 昃 mean in Chinese?

昃 (zè) means “Refers to the sun setting or being late in the day; often used to describe diligence in work, implying working from early morning until sunset” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 昃?

昃 is pronounced zè in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 昃 have?

昃 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 昃?

昃 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 日. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 昃?

The radical of 昃 is 日, and 昃 is an ideographic compound.

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