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7-9

night

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xiao1 xiāo

Meaning


Primary

night

Alternatives

night time, night-time, nighttime

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in [1] front of the [-ao] barn, working at her job, which is the 宵 night watch. In front of the barn is a 宀 dollhouse that has some 肖 sparks emanating from it. Xena goes over to it and smashes the 宀 dollhouse with her sword, extinguishing the 肖 sparks and making the 宵 night even darker.

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