晦
huì
#3,069 most
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(bound form) last day of a lunar month
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
晦 pairs 日 sun, light with 每 měi, which supplies the sound. It first meant the last day of the lunar month, when the moon is darkest. That grew to dark and then night.
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