晚
晚 (wǎn) means “late”. It is made of 日 + 免 and has 11 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 晚 into its parts
What 晚 is made of
- 日 rì — sun; day
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 免 miǎn — to spare
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿 ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Avoiding 免 the sun 日; 免 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
晚 stroke order
Example sentences
我来晚了，对不起。Wǒ lái wǎn le, duìbuqǐ.Sorry, I'm late.
太晚了，我们回家吧。Tài wǎn le, wǒmen huí jiā ba.It's too late, let's go home.
Words with 晚
- 晚饭wǎnfàndinner
- 晚上wǎnshangevening
- 晚安wǎn'āngood night
- 晚报wǎnbàoevening newspaper
- 晚餐wǎncāndinner
- 晚会wǎnhuìevening party
- 晚点wǎndiǎnlate
- 傍晚bàngwǎnevening
- 夜晚yèwǎnnight
Also built with 日
- 冒màoto risk
- 旦dàndawn
- 旧jiùold
- 旨zhǐaim
- 早zǎoearly
- 旬xúnten-day period
- 旱hàndry
- 时shítime
- 旷kuàngbroad
- 旺wàngto flourish
- 昂ángto rise
- 昆kūnelder brother
Quick facts
| Pinyin | wǎn |
|---|---|
| Meaning | late; evening |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Radical | 日 (sun, #72) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) |
Questions about 晚
What does 晚 mean?
晚 (wǎn) means “late; evening”.
How many strokes does 晚 have?
晚 has 11 strokes.
What is the radical of 晚?
The radical of 晚 is 日 (rì, “sun”), Kangxi radical number 72.
What parts make up 晚?
晚 is made of 日 (sun; day) and 免 (to spare).
Which HSK level is 晚?
晚 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Learn 晚 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.