曀
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Meaning: obscure
💡 The sun (日) is 'one' (壹) with clouds—obscured.
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Character Story & Explanation
曀 (yì) originally referred to the dimming of the sky due to wind and dust, as recorded in ancient texts. It is often used in classical Chinese poetry to describe a gloomy, obscured atmosphere, both literally and metaphorically. The character combines the sun radical (日) with a phonetic component (壹), evoking the image of sunlight being blocked. Today, it is rarely used in modern Chinese except in literary or historical contexts.
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