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  • xī- evening, dusk (originally a picture of the moon)
  • yè- night 夜晚 yè wǎn
  • qī - date, period of time 日期 rì qī date
  • yīn concealed, hidden, feminine 阴天 yīn tiān
  • suì- years old (here, 夕 stands for Jupiter, which early people in China used as a basis for their calendar.
  • mèng- to dream 做梦 zuò mèng
  • míng- name (this originally meant to call out one's name at night to identify oneself, but today it means simply 'name')
  • wàng to look into the distance; to hope or wish for (think of someone gazing at the moon...) 望着 wàng zhe
  • cháo - dynasty, morning (sun rising, moon still visible...)  polyphonic