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昫

xù
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 warm; balmy
  2. 2 sunrise; the rising sun

Examples

HSK 7-9
今天阳光和煦，很适合去公园走走。
Jīntiān yángguāng héxù, hěn shìhé qù gōngyuán zǒuzou.
The sun is warm and gentle today, perfect for a walk in the park.

Tips

history
Not used in modern Chinese, where warmth is 温暖 and the standard 'balmy' character is 煦 (as in 和煦). 昫 appears only in classical texts for sunrise and gentle warmth.
register
Classical only - found in old poetry and the Book of Documents, not in modern speech.

Components

radical
日 rì
sun
The sun radical 日 supplies the meaning directly - the sun rising and giving warm light.
phonetic
句 jù
sentence
The right side 句 is the phonetic; its reading drifted to xù, the same element seen in the standard 煦.

Stroke Order

昫 xù