xī

曦

Character · Noun

sunlight; dawn; morning light

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

sunlight (especially of early morning); dawn rays

literary

Literary term often used in poetry and elegant prose to describe the soft light of dawn. Rare in casual conversation.

Chén晨
xī曦
tòu透
guò过
chuāng窗
lián帘
sǎ洒
jìn进
fáng房
jiān间
 。

The morning sunlight filtered through the curtains into the room.

Shān山
jiān间
zhāo朝
xī曦
 ,
yún云
wù雾
liáo缭
rào绕
 。

The morning light in the mountains was shrouded in mist.

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Yī一
lǚ缕
xī曦
guāng光
huàn唤
xǐng醒
le了
chén沉
shuì睡
de的
dà大
dì地
 。

A ray of dawn light awakened the sleeping earth.