暮 Stroke Order

暮 [mù] 1. Dusk; sunset; evening. - 傍晚，太阳落山的时候。 (Evening, the time when the sun sets.) - 日～。 (Dusk.) - ～气。 (Evening atmosphere.) - ～色。 (Evening colors.) - 日～途穷。 (The end of the day.) - ～鼓晨钟。 (Evening drum and morning bell.) 2. Late; nearing the end. - 晚，将尽。 (Late, approaching the end.) - ～春。 (Late spring.) - ～年。 (The end of the year.) - ～节。 (The end of the season.) - ～齿（晚年）。 (Old age.) 3. Aged. - 喻指年老，衰老。 (Refers to being old, aging.) 4. Late towards the end of. - 迟;晚。 (Late; towards the end of.) 引 ("Quotes"): 1. 《论衡·明雩》: "暮者，晚也。" (Dusk means late.) 2. 《庄子·齐物论》: "朝三而暮四。" (In the morning three, in the evening four.) 3. 《楚辞·离骚》: "恐美人之迟暮。" (Fearful of the beauty's late years.) 4. 《乐府诗集·木兰诗》: "旦辞爷娘去，暮宿黄河边。" (Departing from parents at dawn and lodging by the Yellow River at dusk.) 5. 《韩非子·难一》: "今朝至，暮变。" (Arriving today, changing by dusk.) 6. 宋· 苏轼《石钟山记》: "至莫夜月光明。" (Reaching the night when moonlight is bright.) 7. 唐· 杜甫《石壕吏》: "暮投石壕村，有吏夜捉人。" (At dusk he entered the village of Shigao, where officials caught people at night.) 例 ("Examples"): - 暮天 (Evening sky) - 暮雨 (Evening rain) - 暮途 (Evening journey) - 暮烟 (Evening haze) - 暮暮 (Every evening) - 暮鼓 (The drum sound that marks evening) - 暮暗 (Dusk when it gets dark) 引 ("Quotes"): 1. 沈约《桐赋》: "枝封暮雪。" (Branches covered by evening snow.) 2. 《论语》: "暮春者，春服既成，冠者五六人。" (At the end of spring, spring clothing is already made, with five or six wearing crowns.) 例 ("Examples"): - 暮月 (The last month of a season) - 暮末 (The end times) - 暮冬 (The end of winter) 形 (Adjective): 1. Aged. - 辄指年老、衰老。 (Refers to being old, aging.) 引 ("Quotes"): 1. 庾信《哀江南赋序》: "藐是流离，至于暮齿。" (This fleeting life, until old age.) 例 ("Examples"): - 暮老 (Referring to being old) - 暮古 (Old and confused) - 暮志 (Aspirations in old age) - 暮耋 (Referring to old age) - 暮齿 (Old age) - 暮景 (Metaphor for the twilight years of life) 2. Late; towards the end of. 引 ("Quotes"): 1. 《吕氏春秋》: "夫自念斯，学德未暮。" (Contemplating this, studying virtue has not yet ended.) 2. 曹操《步出夏门行》: "烈士暮年，壮心不已。" (In late years, a hero's ambitions do not wither.) 例 ("Examples"): - 暮迟 (Not timely) - 暮生 (Born after the father’s death)