Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
宵
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
宵
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
宵
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
宵
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
宵
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
宵
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
宵
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
宵
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
宵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
宵 [xiāo]
night
Japanese
evening; early night hours
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
宵 よい
Yoi female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (18)
通宵 [tōngxiāo] #8,734
all night
宵禁 [xiāojìn] #9,858
night curfew
宵夜 [xiāoyè] #9,063
midnight snack
夜宵 [yèxiāo] #23,771
midnight snack
元宵 [yuánxiāo] #15,976
Lantern Festival
元宵节 [Yuánxiāojié] #20,990
Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
元宵节 [Yuánxiāojié] #20,990
Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
通宵达旦 [tōngxiāodádàn] #40,886
overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
通宵达旦 [tōngxiāodádàn] #40,886
overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
打通宵 [dǎtōngxiāo] #58,615
to spend the whole night
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JAPANESE WORDS (29)
⭐ 今宵 [こよい] #9,656
this evening
宵闇 [よいやみ] #25,124
dusk
宵の口 [よいのくち] #49,046
nightfall
宵月 [よいづき] #76,061
evening moon
宵越し [よいごし] #76,264
(kept) overnight
宵の明星 [よいのみょうじょう] #81,212
evening star
宵山 [よいやま] #84,687
small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
徹宵 [てっしょう] #97,865
all night
宵っぱり [よいっぱり] #104,289
night owl
春の宵 [はるのよい] #109,808
spring evening
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