暮 (mù)

Dusk; evening; sunset.

How 暮 is written

Strokes
14
Radical
艹 — grass
Traditional
暮
Simplified
暮 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 暮

日暮 rìmù
sunset
暮年 mùnián
one's declining years; old age
暮色 mùsè
twilight
朝三暮四 zhāosānmùsì
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
朝思暮想 zhāosīmùxiǎng
to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
朝朝暮暮 zhāozhāomùmù
from dawn to dusk; all the time
歲暮 suìmù
end of the year
遲暮 chímù
past one's prime
日暮途窮 rìmùtúqióng
sunset, the end of the road (idiom); in terminal decline; at a dead end
晨鐘暮鼓 chénzhōngmùgǔ
lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
暮氣 mùqì
evening mist; fig. declining spirits; lethargy
暮靄 mùǎi
evening mist

暮 in a sentence

暮色中的城市很漂亮。

Mùsè zhōng de chéngshì hěn piàoliang.

“The city looks beautiful in the twilight.”

How common is 暮?

暮 is the 2,762nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 98.9% of all running text.

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