xiāo

night

roof (宀) + sound xiāo (肖) = the night hours under a roof

The roof radical 宀 places this character indoors, under cover of darkness. 肖 mainly gives the sound xiāo and does not contribute to the meaning of night.

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他们在元节的夜晚一起赏花灯。

tā men zài yuán xiāo jié de yè wǎn yī qǐ shǎng huā dēng。

They watched the lanterns together on the night of the Lantern Festival.

年轻人常常通打游戏,白天却没有精神。

nián qīng rén cháng cháng tōng xiāo dǎ yóu xì,bái tiān què méi yǒu jīng shén。

Young people often play games through the night, but have no energy during the day.

Words with 宵

通宵

tōng xiāo

all night

通宵达旦

tōng xiāo dá dàn

overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long

连宵

lián xiāo

the same night

元宵

yuán xiāo

night of the 15th of the first lunar month

元宵节

yuán xiāo jié

Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar

夜宵

yè xiāo

midnight snack

夜宵儿

yè xiāo r

erhua variant of 夜宵[ye4 xiao1]

宵夜

xiāo yè

midnight snack

宵小

xiāo xiǎo

thief

宵征

xiāo zhēng

night journey

宵禁

xiāo jìn

night curfew

宵衣旰食

xiāo yī gàn shí

to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)

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