晦暗 (huì àn) — dark and gloomy (of light, weather, or scenery); gloomy, bleak (of mood, expression, or future prospects)

Definition

adjective
dark and gloomy (of light, weather, or scenery)gloomybleak (of mood, expression, or future prospects)

Examples

  • 晦暗，。
    Tiān kōng huì àn, xiàng shì yào xià yǔ le.
    The sky is dark and gloomy, as if it's going to rain.
  • 晦暗，。
    Kàn dào tā huì àn de liǎn sè, dà jiā dōu bù gǎn shuō huà.
    Seeing his gloomy expression, everyone dared not speak.
  • 晦暗，。
    Jǐn guǎn qián lù huì àn, tā yī rán méi yǒu fàng qì xī wàng.
    Though the road ahead is bleak, he still hasn't given up hope.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

晦huìdark
暗àndark

晦 and 暗 both denote darkness, giving dark and gloomy.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
每
每měi晦huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

晦 combines 日 (sun) with 每, which gives its sound.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
音
音yīn暗àn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

暗 pairs 日 (sun) with 音, which gives the sound.

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