霞 (xiá) — (bound form) rosy cloud; morning/evening glow

Definition

A bound literary/poetic word for the rosy glow of sunrise or sunset. Pairs with 朝 (morning glow), 晚 (evening glow), and 彩 (colored clouds).

bound form

rosy cloudmorning/evening glow

霞。
Tiān biān de cǎi xiá fēi cháng měi lì.
The colorful clouds at the horizon are very beautiful.
。
Bàng wǎn de wǎn xiá bǎ tiān kōng rǎn chéng le hóng sè.
The sunset glow dyed the sky red.
。
Qīng chén de zhāo xiá yù shì zhe hǎo tiān qì.
The morning glow foretells good weather.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

雨叚霞

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

叚

叚jiǎ霞xiá

Same sound today

霞 combines 雨, meaning rain, with 叚, which gives the sound.

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