dawn, daybreak, the first light of morning

Animated Stroke Order 曙

曙 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 曙

曙 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

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1
shǔ
jiàn
jiàn
rǎn
hóng
le
dōng
fāng
de
tiān
kōng

The dawn gradually dyed the eastern sky red.

2
shǔ
shí
fēn
niǎo
ér
kāi
shǐ
chàng

At daybreak, birds began to sing.

3
hēi
àn
guò
hòu
zhōng
kàn
dào
le
shǔ
guāng

Finally saw the dawn after the darkness.

4
tiān
liàng
le
shǔ
guāng
chū
xiàn
le

The day breaks, and the dawn appears.

5
jīng
guò
zhōng
kàn
dào
le
chéng
gōng
de
shǔ
guāng

After hard work, he finally saw the dawn of success.

6
zài
kùn
jìng
zhōng
péng
yǒu
de
bāng
zhù
jiù
xiàng
dào
shǔ
guāng
zhào
liàng
le
qián
xíng
de

In difficult times, a friend's help is like a ray of dawn, illuminating the path forward.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes17
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2394
Zhuyinㄕㄨˇ
Components
UnicodeU+66D9
CangjieAJKA
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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