宵 — so

Parts that make up 宵

How 宵 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 宵 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 宀, 肖.

Korean example words with 宵

• 춘소春宵 Korean gloss: 봄철의 밤
• 주소晝宵 Korean gloss: 밤과 낮을 아울러 이르는 말
• 금소今宵 Korean gloss: 오늘 밤.
• 중소中宵 Korean gloss: 깊은 밤.
• 소행宵行 Korean gloss: 밤길을 감.
• 일소一宵 Korean gloss: 하루 저녁.
• 작소昨宵 Korean gloss: 어제의 밤.
• 전소前宵 Korean gloss: 어제의 밤.
• 종소終宵 Korean gloss: 하룻밤 동안.
• 청소淸宵 Korean gloss: 맑게 갠 밤.
• 추소秋宵 Korean gloss: 가을철의 밤.
• 반소半宵 Korean gloss: 하룻밤의 절반.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 宵

• 宵よい evening; early night hours
• 今宵こよい this evening; tonight
• 春宵しゅんしょう spring evening
• 徹宵てっしょう all night; without sleep
• 半宵はんしょう midnight
• 終宵しゅうしょう all-night long
• 宵寝よいね going to bed early; taking an afternoon nap
• 宵闇よいやみ dusk; twilight
• 待宵まつよい night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come; night of the 14th day of the eight month of the lunar calendar
• 宵山よいやま small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
• 一宵いっしょう one evening; one night
• 宵月よいづき evening moon; moon that can only be seen in the early hours of the night (esp. from the 2nd to the 7th of the eight month)

Characters sharing the phonetic 肖

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “소”

Other hanja with radical 宀