曛
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Meaning: twilight
💡 Sun (日) smokes (熏) at dusk—twilight's hazy glow.
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Character Story & Explanation
Unearthing the character 曛 (xūn), we find it composed of the sun radical 日 and the phonetic component 熏 (xūn, 'to smoke'). This character vividly depicts the smoky, hazy quality of twilight—the time when the sun is low and the air often filled with a misty glow. In classical poetry, 曛 evokes the melancholy beauty of dusk, often symbolizing the end of an era or a farewell. Its strokes (18) are a testament to the layered richness of its meaning, like the fading light it describes.
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