晚安
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
晚安 (wǎn'ān) · good night
晚安 (wǎn'ān) means “good night”. It is written with 2 characters: 晚 (late) + 安 (safe). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 晚安 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)
安 ān · safe
What 安 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 safe in a house 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
妈妈，晚安！Māma, wǎn'ān!Good night, Mom!
我睡了，晚安。Wǒ shuì le, wǎn'ān.I'm going to bed, good night.
Questions about 晚安
What does 晚安 mean?
晚安 (wǎn'ān) means “good night”.
How do you pronounce 晚安?
晚安 is pronounced wǎn'ān.
Which HSK level is 晚安?
晚安 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 晚饭wǎnfàndinner
- 晚上wǎnshangevening
- 晚报wǎnbàoevening newspaper
- 晚餐wǎncāndinner
- 晚会wǎnhuìevening party
- 晚点wǎndiǎnlate
- 傍晚bàngwǎnevening
- 夜晚yèwǎnnight
- 晚wǎnlate
- 安静ānjìngquiet
Learn 晚安 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.