宵

Information about character(s)

Radical: 宀
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xiāo
Cantonese: siu1
JapaneseKun: YOI
JapaneseOn: SHOU
Korean: SO

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: night, evening, dark

CE-Dict: night

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.night

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: night

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: night

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《宀部》宵夜也。从宀，宀下冥也；肖聲。

康熙字典文字版 【寅集上】【宀字部】宵
〔古文〕𣆺【唐韻】相邀切【集韻】【韻會】思邀切【正韻】先彫切，𠀤音消。【說文】夜也。从宀。宀，下冥也。肖聲。【書·堯典】宵中星虛，以殷仲秋。【註】陽氣消也。【詩·召南】肅肅宵征。【周禮·秋官·司寤氏】禁宵行者。【註】宵，定昏也。　又【莊子註】不由明坦之路曰宵。　又小也。【禮·學記】宵雅肄三。【註】宵之言小也，習小雅之三。　又宵行，蟲名，如蠶，夜行，喉下有光如螢。【詩·豳風】熠耀宵行。　又與綃通。【儀禮·士昏禮】姆纚筓宵衣。【鄭註】宵，讀如素衣朱綃之綃。

CF-Dict: nuit

Han-De-Dict: Nacht (u.E.) (S)