晚上
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 2
晚上 (wǎnshang) · evening
晚上 (wǎnshang) means “evening”. It is written with 2 characters: 晚 (late) + 上 (on). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 晚上 is built
The characters
晚 wǎn · late
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)
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我晚上在家看书。Wǒ wǎnshang zài jiā kàn shū.I read at home in the evening.
今天晚上你有事吗？Jīntiān wǎnshang nǐ yǒu shì ma?Are you busy this evening?
Questions about 晚上
What does 晚上 mean?
晚上 (wǎnshang) means “evening”.
How do you pronounce 晚上?
晚上 is pronounced wǎnshang.
Which HSK level is 晚上?
晚上 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 晚饭wǎnfàndinner
- 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
- 晚wǎnlate
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
Learn 晚上 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.