晚

wǎn

adjective HSK 1 #429

Meanings

1 evening
2 night
3 late

Characters

evening; night; late

Sun radical 日 on the left — refers to a time of day

Examples

太晚了，我要回家。

Tài wǎn le, wǒ yào huí jiā.

It's too late, I need to go home.

Wǎn'ān!

Good night!

你来晚了。

Nǐ lái wǎn le.

You arrived late.

Tips

usage

晚 is the opposite of 早 (zǎo, early). 来晚了 (came late) vs 来早了 (came early).

Stroke Order

晚 wǎn