xī

晞

Character · Verb

dry; dawn

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to dry; to evaporate

literary

Literary term describing dew or moisture drying up, often in sunlight.

Chén晨
lù露
wèi未
xī晞
 。

The morning dew has not yet dried.

Bái白
lù露
wèi未
xī晞
 ，
qiū秋
cǎo草
qī萋
qī萋
 。

The white dew has not evaporated, and the autumn grass grows lush.

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Xī晞
fà发
zhāo朝
yáng阳
 。

Drying one's hair in the morning sun.

2.

verb

to dawn; to break (of day)

literary

Literary term describing the breaking of dawn or daylight appearing.

Dōng东
fāng方
wèi未
xī晞
 。

The east has not yet dawned.

Tiān天
jiāng将
xī晞
yǐ矣
 ，
xīng星
chén辰
jiàn渐
yǐn隐
 。

The sky is about to dawn, and the stars are gradually fading.

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Dōng东
fāng方
jì既
xī晞
 ，
xiá霞
guāng光
wàn万
dào道
 。

The east has already dawned, with ten thousand beams of rosy clouds.