暗

àn

adjective HSK 4 #2,652

Meanings

1 dark; dim
2 secret; hidden; covert

Characters

dark; dim; secret

Combines 日 (sun) with 音 (sound) — when the sun is hidden, leaving only sound in the darkness.

Examples

房间里很暗，开灯吧。

Fángjiān lǐ hěn àn, kāi dēng ba.

The room is very dark, turn on the light.

他暗暗地喜欢她。

Tā àn'àn de xǐhuān tā.

He secretly likes her.

天暗下来了。

Tiān àn xiàlái le.

The sky got dark.

Tips

memory

日 (sun) + 音 (sound) — when the sun makes no 'sound,' it's gone dark.

Stroke Order

暗 àn