夜yè

夜

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Simplified form (簡體). 夜 (yè, "night") remains unchanged from its traditional counterpart, its ancient composition still visible: a person (亻) resting beneath the moon (月), capturing the quiet stillness of after-dark hours. This evocative pictograph appears as a component in 液 (liquid), 腋 (armpit) and 嫁 (to marry), among other characters.

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Shuowen

Night. Composed of a person (亻) standing beside the moon (月), it represents the time when a person sees the moon in the sky—that is, nighttime, when daylight fades and the moon becomes visible while humans rest from their labors. The structure captures night as the period defined by moonlight and human stillness.

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yè· HSK 1

夜yè

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