Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "昃", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "昃", and master the standard way of writing the character "昃".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 昃
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "昃" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
昃 [zè]
1. Definition: The sun tilting to the west.
- Explanation: The sun is setting; the term can be used in phrases describing diligence in governance, like "eating at dusk" (indicating that one eats only when the sun is westward and dresses before dawn).
- Example: 旰昃 (Evening dusk, implying diligence in governance).
2. Meaning: Post meridian.
- Example from 《说文》: 昃 refers to the position of the sun being toward the west.
- Example from 《易·离》: When the sun is in the west, it cannot remain for long.
- Example from 《书·无逸》: The sun is at its zenith by dusk.
- Example from 《公羊传·定公十五年》: When the sun is below, it has set in the west.
3. Meaning: Oblique.
- Example from 清·方朝诗: Looking up to the stars, I fear the rocks that tilt obliquely downwards.