晚 (wǎn): late, evening
晚 (wǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “late, evening.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 日 (structural) and 免 (structural). It ranks #641 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 晚 avoiding 免 the sun 日; 免 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 早 (zǎo, early, morning), 时 (shí, time, hour).
Definitions
- late, evening
Etymology & Origin
ideographicAvoiding 免 the sun 日; 免 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰日免 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 晚
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 晚上noun | wǎn shang | evening | 1 |
| 晚安verb | wǎn ān | Good night! | 4 |
| 晚餐noun | wǎn cān | evening meal | 4 |
| 晚饭noun | wǎn fàn | evening meal | 1 |
| 夜晚noun | yè wǎn | night | 4 |
| 晚点verb | wǎn diǎn | (of trains etc) late | 3 |
| 晚会noun | wǎn huì | evening party | 3 |
| 早晚noun/adverb | zǎo wǎn | morning and evening | 5 |
| 傍晚noun | bàng wǎn | in the evening | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今晚 | jīn wǎn | tonight |
| 昨晚 | zuó wǎn | yesterday evening |
| 明晚 | míng wǎn | tomorrow evening |
| 当晚 | dāng wǎn | on that evening |
| 晚宴 | wǎn yàn | banquet |
| 晚间 | wǎn jiān | evening |
| 晚礼服 | wǎn lǐ fú | evening dress |
| 一天到晚 | yī tiān dào wǎn | all day long |
| 晚期 | wǎn qī | later period |
| 为时已晚 | wéi shí yǐ wǎn | already too late |
| 晚班 | wǎn bān | night shift |
| 晚年 | wǎn nián | one's later years |
| 晚报 | wǎn bào | evening newspaper |
| 晚辈 | wǎn bèi | the younger generation |
| 晚场 | wǎn chǎng | evening show (at theater etc) |
晚 appears in 67 compound words: 46 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 21 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 晚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
a great talent takes time to mature; in the fullness of time, a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
Showing 7 of 8 idioms containing 晚.
Example Sentences
晚上加班到十点，我打算明天调休半天。
Wǎnshang jiābān dào shí diǎn, wǒ dǎsuàn míngtiān tiáoxiū bàn tiān.
Worked overtime until 10 PM; I plan to take half a day off tomorrow.
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为什么你昨晚睡不着？
Wèishénme nǐ zuówǎn shuìbuzháo?
Why couldn't you sleep last night?
我们今晚出去吃饭，你说怎么样？
Wǒmen jīnwǎn chūqù chīfàn, nǐ shuō zěnmeyàng?
What do you say to dining out tonight?
你可以晚点再打电话来吗？
Nǐ kěyǐ wǎndiǎn zài dǎdiànhuà lái ma?
Could you call again later, please?
小姐，今天晚上有没有空房间？
Xiǎojie, jīntiān wǎnshang yǒuméiyǒu kōngfángjiān?
Miss, are there any available rooms for tonight?
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