Radical 04-1 夕Xī, sunset

 Radical 04-1 夕Xī, sunset

“Oh, the sun is setting beyond the horizon. Sunset is the time of the day when the sun hides behind the mountains.It is the time of the day when we make our way home and rest”

In the character’s original form 夕Xī we can see only part of the sun, as if it was partially covered by a mountain. The pictogram clearly represents half of the sun.

Together with the character Yang it becomes 夕陽 Xīyáng “sunset” Furthermore, it can be used with reference to the evening:

1.朝夕 Zhāoxì “morning and evening”, 前夕Qiánxī “the evening before.”

Radica 2-1-2 汐Xì, tide

“Wonderful! It is the time when the sea rises…it’s great to see the moon that keeps it company! “

Have you ever been on a beach and seen the level of the water rise and then fall gain after a while, leaving the beach dry?

This cycle repeats itself every day, without fail.

This phenomenon is called 潮汐 Cháo Xì “ the tides.”

The rise and fall of the sea is caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon. The Chinese call the changes of direction of the daytime tidal movements 潮Cháo, in the evening as know, the experession 汐Xì is used, together they form the expression 潮汐 CháoXì, the tides.

©兒童手搏文創Kids Shou Bo Arte Cultura & Saggezza Cinese Elaborated by M°Dante Basili /M°Stefano Danesi  Translated by Neil Berry