Keyword
evening
- dusk
- sunset
- ending
- Frequency
- #3186
- Strokes
- 14
Readings
mù
Mnemonic
日 (sun) gives the meaning and 莫 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
暮
evening; sunset
日暮
sunset
暮色
twilight
暮年
one's declining years; one's old age
薄暮
dusk; twilight
朝思暮想
to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
朝三暮四
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold
岁暮
end of the year
朝朝暮暮
from dawn to dusk; all the time
暮气
evening mist; fig. declining spirits; lethargy
迟暮
(literary) dusk; twilight; (fig.) the twilight of one's life; one's declining years
垂暮之年
old age
朝秦暮楚
serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
暮霭
evening mist
晨钟暮鼓
lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
朝生暮死
lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom); fig. ephemeral; transient
暮色苍茫
the hazy dusk of twilight (idiom)