傍晚 evening
xī 现代普通话 Modern MandarinAI 合成语音 AI-generated voice
「夕」与「月」起初都用月亮形来书写。早期文字以月形表示傍晚，两个字形后来逐渐分化。 夕 began with the same moon-shaped drawing as 月. Early writers used this image for evening, and the two written forms were gradually distinguished.
分类依据 Why these classifications?
传统六书分类可以交叉。前四类描述构形，假借与转注涉及用字或字词关系。标签可能对应不同历史或现代字形。问号表示暂定或传统解释；打开汉字可查看依据。 The six traditional classifications (六书) overlap. The first four describe construction; loangraphs and derivative cognates concern use or relationships. Tags may refer to different historical or modern forms. A question mark flags a provisional or traditional interpretation; open a character for its evidence.
象形 Pictographs 夕
有来源支持的分析 Source-supported analysis以月形表示月出的傍晚。月与夕后来分化为不同字形；这种分化本身不等于语音假借。
A moon-shaped graph represents the time of moonrise. 月 and 夕 developed distinct written forms; that differentiation is not itself evidence for a phonetic loan.
参考资料 References: [1]
中间形态是教学示意，并非已证实的古代字形。 Intermediate shapes are teaching illustrations, not attested ancient glyphs.
所选字形 THE SELECTED FORM
词义示意图 Meaning illustration
「夕」与「月」起初都用月亮形来书写。早期文字以月形表示傍晚，两个字形后来逐渐分化。 这幅图介绍词义或关系，并不是对最早字形的摹写。 夕 began with the same moon-shaped drawing as 月. Early writers used this image for evening, and the two written forms were gradually distinguished. This picture introduces the meaning or a relationship, not a transcription of the earliest graph.
把整个故事放在眼前。 The whole story, in view.
点击任一字形或连接 Choose any form or connection早期字形 EARLY FORMS
现代字形规范 MODERN CONVENTIONS
这是帮助学习的关联总览，并非连续的历史时间线；完整动画串联所选字例，最后呈现简体字；有出处的字形、异体与证据空缺均予保留。 This is a learning view, not a continuous historical timeline; the full animation connects selected examples and ends with the simplified character; sourced forms, variants, and evidence gaps remain visible.
练习书写 Practice writing
练习选项 Practice options
用鼠标、手指或触控笔书写。 Use a mouse, finger, or stylus. 请在练习板外滑动页面。 Scroll outside the pad to move the page.
临时练习，笔迹不会保存或上传。 Practice is temporary; strokes are not saved or uploaded.
再细看 · 来源、问问仓颉与认字小活动 Look closer · sources, Ask Cangjie & a little recall+
原创教学插图
Original teaching illustration词义示意图 Meaning illustration
「夕」与「月」起初都用月亮形来书写。早期文字以月形表示傍晚，两个字形后来逐渐分化。 这幅图介绍词义或关系，并不是对最早字形的摹写。 夕 began with the same moon-shaped drawing as 月. Early writers used this image for evening, and the two written forms were gradually distinguished. This picture introduces the meaning or a relationship, not a transcription of the earliest graph.
早期「月」「夕」不能总靠内部笔画数来区别。台湾国语也将「夕」读作 xì。 Early 月 and 夕 cannot always be separated by counting inner strokes. Taiwan Mandarin also reads 夕 as xì.