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晦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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晦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

晦 Stroke Order — How to Write 晦

Stroke Order

晦 is written in 11 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.

晦 Radical and Character Components

Components:日每

晦 is a phono-semantic compound: 日 (sun) carries the meaning, while 每 indicates the sound.

Radical: 日 + 7 more strokes

晦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • huì

Meanings of 晦 in Chinese

1

huì晦

The last day of the lunar month; the day before the new moon.
每逢晦日，渔民们都会根据潮汐变化调整捕鱼计划
On every last day of the lunar month, fishermen adjust their fishing plans according to tidal changes.
Night; dark; obscure. Used to describe a dim or dark state, often implying gloom or lack of visibility, as in "fēng yǔ rú huì" (wind and rain making the day dark as night).
风雨交加，天地间一片晦暗。
With wind and rain intertwined, the world between heaven and earth was a stretch of dim obscurity.
Dim, obscure, gloomy; difficult to understand or perceive.
这篇文章的语言过于晦涩，让读者难以理解。
The language of this article is too obscure, making it difficult for readers to understand.
Unlucky; unfortunate (often used in the context of '晦气', meaning bad luck or ill fortune).
今天真是晦气，出门就遇到下雨。
Today is really unlucky; it started raining as soon as I went out.

Common Words and Phrases with 晦

1
huì晦àn暗
dark; gloomy; dim
他独自走在晦暗的小巷里，心里充满了不安。
He walked alone in the gloomy alley, his heart filled with unease.
2
huì晦míng明
Day and night; light and darkness; fine and overcast conditions.
山间天气的晦明变化无常，一会儿晴空万里，一会儿乌云密布。
The changes in brightness and dimness in the mountain weather are unpredictable; one moment it's a clear sky, the next it's overcast.
3
huì晦míng暝
dark and dim; obscure and gloomy
黄昏时分，天空晦暝，仿佛要下雨了
At dusk, the sky became dim and gloomy, as if it was about to rain.
4
huì晦qì气
bad luck; unlucky; to bring bad luck or misfortune
别在我面前提那些晦气的事，影响心情。
Don't mention those inauspicious matters in front of me; it affects my mood.
5
huì晦sè涩
Hard to understand; obscure.
他的文章写得非常晦涩，让人难以理解。
His article is written in a very obscure style, making it difficult for people to understand.
6
huì晦shuò朔
Huiso (晦朔) refers to the last day and the first day of the lunar month, or more broadly, a full lunar month in the Chinese traditional calendar.
日月流转，晦朔更迭，时光匆匆。
The sun and moon revolve, the new and old moons alternate, and time flies by.

More words with 晦

Idioms with 晦

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Questions about 晦

What does 晦 mean in Chinese?

晦 (huì) means “The last day of the lunar month” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 晦?

晦 is pronounced huì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 晦 have?

晦 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 晦?

晦 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 日. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 晦?

The radical of 晦 is 日, and 晦 is a phono-semantic compound.