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{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{stroke order|strokes=10}}
{{Han char|rn=40|rad=宀|as=07|sn=10|four=30227|canj=JFB|ids=⿱宀肖}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0286.150|dkj=07168|dj=0566.020|hdz=20932.020|uh=5BB5|ud=23477|bh=AE64|bd=44644}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=霄}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|ls=psc|宀|肖|c1=s|c2=p|t1=roof}}.

===Pronunciation 1===
{{zh-pron
|m=xiāo
|c=siu1
|h=pfs=sêu
|md=siĕu
|mn=siau
|mn-t=siou1/siao1
|mn-t_note=siou1 - Chaozhou; siao1 - Shantou, Jieyang, Chaoyang
|w=sh:1shiau
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n,a
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|literary}} [[night]]; [[evening]]
#* {{zh-x|晝 爾 于 茅、宵 爾 索 綯。|In the day time collect the grass, and at '''night''' twist it into ropes.|ref=Shijing}}
#* {{zh-x|寒 蟬 淒 切。對 長 亭 晚，驟 雨 初 歇。都門 帳 飲 無 緒，留戀 處、蘭 舟 催 發。執手 相 看 淚眼，竟 無語 凝噎。念 去 去、千里 煙 波，暮 靄 沉 沉 楚 天 闊。 多情 自古 傷 離別，更 那 堪、冷落 清 秋 節。 今宵 酒 醒 何處？楊柳 岸、曉 風 殘月。此 去 經 年，應 是 良辰 好 景 虛設。便 縱 有、千 種 風情，更 與 何人 說？||CL|ref=《雨霖鈴》 - 柳永 （宋朝)}}
# {{lb|zh|archaic}} {{syn of|zh|小|t=[[small]]}}

====Synonyms====
{{zh-dial|晚上}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|中宵|宵夜|宵衣旰食|宵人|元宵節|宵旰圖治|宵柝|宵禁|宵衣|宵類|宵行|宵旰焦勞|宵旰憂勞|宵旰|宵征|宵小|宵分|宵錦|元宵|旰食宵衣|昃食宵衣|深宵|春宵|燈宵|搖元宵|春宵苦短|良宵|通宵|通宵達旦|良宵美景}}

===Pronunciation 2===
{{zh-pron
|m=xiào
|c=
|mc=n
|oc=n
|cat=v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{alt form|zh|肖|t=to [[resemble]]}}

{{C|zh|Night|Times of day}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanji forms-IVS
|vs1=01
|vs2=03
|col-vs1=aj
|col-vs2=hdmj
|pic-vs1=U5bb5-kyu.svg
|ref={{R:Kanjipedia|0003373700}}
}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=宀07}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=しょう<せう
|kanon=しょう<せう
|kun=よい-<よひ-, よる-, よ-
}}

====Compounds====
* {{ja-r|宵%衣%旰%食|しょう%い%かん%しょく}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|よい}}
{{IPAfont|⟨yo<sub>2</sub>pi<sub>1</sub>⟩}} → *{{IPAchar|/jəpʲi/}} → {{IPAchar|/joɸi/}} → {{IPAchar|/jowi/}} → {{IPAchar|/joi/}}

From {{inh|ja|ojp|sort=よい|-}}.

Appears to be derived from a compound, the initial ''yo'' is likely from a ''y-'' stem cognate with {{m|ja|夕|tr=yū||[[evening]]}}, while the final ''i'' is likely from {{m|ja|日|tr=hi||[[day]]}}. {{rfv-etym|ja|sort=よい}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|よい|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|よい|hhira=よひ}}

# the [[hour]]s [[after]] [[sunset]] until [[midnight]], [[collective]]ly: [[dusk]], [[evening]], and [[night]]
#: {{syn|ja|初夜|tr1=shoya|夜間|tr2=yakan|夜|tr3=yo, yoru}}
# the [[eve]] of an [[event]], ''especially'' of a [[festival]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top4}}
* {{ja-r|宵%宵|よい%よい}}
* {{ja-r|宵%暁|よい%あかつき}}
* {{ja-r|宵%居|よい%い}}
* {{ja-r|宵%戎|よい%えびす}}
* {{ja-r|宵%越し|よい%ごし}}
* {{ja-r|宵%庚%申|よい%こう%しん}}
* {{ja-r|宵%込め|よい%ごめ}}
* {{ja-r|宵%皐月|よい%ざつき}}
* {{ja-r|宵%涼み|よい%すずみ}}
* {{ja-r|宵%節%供|よい%ぜっ%く}}
* {{ja-r|宵%立ち|よい%だち}}
* {{ja-r|宵%月|よい%づき}}
* {{ja-r|宵%月%夜|よい%づき%よ}}
* {{ja-r|宵%鳴き|よい%なき}}
* {{ja-r|宵%覗き|よい%のぞき}}
* {{ja-r|宵の年|よい の とし}}
* {{ja-r|宵の春|よい の はる}}
* {{ja-r|宵の間|よい の ま}}
* {{ja-r|宵の明%星|よい の みょう%じょう}}
* {{ja-r|宵は待ち|^よい は ^まち}}
* {{ja-r|宵っ張り|よいっぱり}}
* {{ja-r|宵%番|よい%ばん}}
* {{ja-r|宵%待ち|よい%まち}}
* {{ja-r|宵%惑い|よい%まどい}}
* {{ja-r|宵%闇|よい%やみ}}
* {{ja-r|宵の内|よい の うち}}
* {{ja-r|宵の口|よい の くち}}
* {{ja-r|今宵|こよい}}
* {{ja-r|待%宵|まつ%よい}}
{{der-bottom}}

=====Proverbs=====
* {{ja-r|朝 題%目 に 宵 念%仏|あさ だい%もく に よい ねん%ぶつ}}
* {{ja-r|旨い物は宵に食え|うまい もの は よい に くえ}}
* {{ja-r|名のない星は宵から出る|な の ない ほし は よい から でる}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=o|しょう}}
{{IPAchar|/seu/}} → {{IPAchar|/ɕeu/}} → {{IPAchar|/ɕoː/}}

From {{der|ja|ltc|sort=しよう|-}} {{ltc-l|宵}}.

====Affix====
{{ja-pos|affix|しょう|hhira=せう}}

# [[night]]
# [[time]] [[after]] [[sunset]] until [[midnight]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top3}}
* {{ja-r|一%宵|いっ%しょう}}
* {{ja-r|昨%宵|さく%しょう}}
* {{ja-r|秋%宵|しゅう%しょう}}
* {{ja-r|終%宵|しゅう%しょう}}
* {{ja-r|春%宵|しゅん%しょう}}
* {{ja-r|清%宵|せい%しょう}}
* {{ja-r|中%宵|ちゅう%しょう}}
* {{ja-r|徹%宵|てっ%しょう}}
* {{ja-r|半%宵|はん%しょう}}
* {{ja-r|良%宵|りょう%しょう}}
{{der-bottom}}

===References===
<references/>

==Korean==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ko|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|宵|id=1}}. {{hanja-hunmong|쇼|syo|天文#상02A}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|밤|소}}

# {{hanja form of|소|[[night]]}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ko-l|소경|宵鏡}}
* {{ko-l|소인|宵人}}
* {{ko-l|소행|宵行}}
{{der-bottom}}

===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|2552}}

==Old Japanese==

===Etymology===
Appears to be derived from a compound, the initial ''yo<sub>2</sub>'' is likely from a ''y-'' stem cognate with {{m|ojp|夕|tr=yupu||[[evening]]}}, while the final ''pi<sub>1</sub>'' is likely from {{m|ojp|日|tr=pi<sub>1</sub>||[[day]]}}. {{rfv-etym|ojp|sort=よひ}}

===Noun===
{{head|ojp|noun|tr=yo<sub>2</sub>pi<sub>1</sub>|kana|よひ|sort=よひ}}

# the [[hour]]s [[after]] [[sunset]] until [[midnight]], [[collective]]ly: [[dusk]], [[evening]], and [[night]]

====Quotations====
{{seeCites|ojp}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{m|ojp|夕へ|tr=yupupe<sub>1</sub>||[[twilight]]}}
* {{m|ojp|夜中|tr=yo<sub>1</sub>naka||[[midnight]]}}
* {{m|ojp|曉|tr=akato<sub>2</sub>ki<sub>1</sub>||[[dawn]]}}
* {{m|ojp|朝#Etymology 2|朝|tr=asita|[[next]] [[morning]]}}

====Derived terms====
* {{m|ojp|宵宵|tr=yo<sub>2</sub>pi<sub>1</sub>yo<sub>2</sub>pi<sub>1</sub>}}
* {{m|ojp|朝宵|tr=asayo<sub>2</sub>pi<sub>1</sub>}}
* {{m|ojp|七日の宵|tr=nanuka no<sub>2</sub> yo<sub>2</sub>pi<sub>1</sub>}}
* {{m|ojp|今宵|tr=ko<sub>2</sub>yo<sub>2</sub>pi<sub>1</sub>}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ja|宵|tr=yoi}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=tiêu|rs=宀07}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=宀07}}