初夜

Traditional form:

初夜

Pinyin (reading):

chūyè

Definitions:

• early evening
• wedding night
• (fig.) first sexual encounter

Characters:

• 初 - beginning, initial, primary
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night

Traditional characters:

• 初 - beginning, initial, primary
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night