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落日 (luò rì) — setting sun

Definition

Literary/literary-flavored noun for 'the setting sun' — more poetic and written than the everyday 夕阳. Both refer to the same image; 落日 leans toward formal prose or titles.

noun
setting sun
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，落日。
    Qiū tiān de shí hou, luò rì hěn měi.
    The setting sun is very beautiful in autumn.
  • ，落日。
    Xī yáng xī xià, luò rì yìng hóng le tiān kōng.
    As the sun sets in the west, the setting sun reddens the sky.
  • 落日，。
    Zhàn zài shān dǐng kàn luò rì, xīn qíng hěn píng jìng.
    Standing on the mountaintop watching the setting sun, I feel very calm.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

落luòsetting
日rìsun

落 'setting' describes 日 'sun', the sun as it goes down.

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
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
洛
洛luò落luò
Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

Open 落 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

Open 日 →
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