暮
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Meaning: evening
💡 Sun (日) setting over a big field (大) with grass (艹) — evening.
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Character Story & Explanation
暮 (mù) means 'evening' or 'dusk,' the transition from day to night. Its radical is 日 (sun). In China, you might hear '傍晚' (bàngwǎn) for general evening, but 暮 carries a poetic, slightly melancholic tone, often used in literature to describe the end of a day or season. For example, '暮色' (mùsè) means 'twilight colors.' It evokes the serene, fading light over a traditional Chinese garden or a rural landscape.
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