日
Character
day (as in 生日, birthday)
- Radical
- 日 (itself)
- Strokes
- 4
- Structure
- Fully enclosed
- Parts
- 口 一
- Traditional
- 日
- Frequency
- #21 most common character
Meaning
rì
ri4- day (as in 生日, birthday)
- sun (as in 日出, sunrise)
- Japan (as in 日本)
Examples
今天是我的生日。
jīn tiān shì wǒ de shēng rì
Today is my birthday.
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我的妈妈来自日本。
wǒ de mā ma lái zì rì běn
My mom comes from Japan.
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今天日出很美。
jīn tiān rì chū hěn měi
Today's sunrise is very beautiful.
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Stroke order
All 4 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 日
Draw “日” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 日
See all 399 →日期rì qīthe date: which day it is, like 'May 5'WordHSK 1日子rì zia day; a dateWordHSK 2日报rì bàoa newspaper that is printed every dayWordHSK 2日常rì chángeveryday; happening every dayWordHSK 3日历rì lìa chart that shows the days, weeks, and months of the yearWordHSK 4日记rì jìa book where you write about your day and your lifeWordHSK 4日夜rì yèday and nightWordHSK 6日语rì yǔthe Japanese languageWordHSK 6日前rì qiána few days ago; the other dayWordHSK 7–9日后rì hòulater, in the futureWordHSK 7–9日益rì yìmore and more as time passesWordHSK 7–9日程rì chénga plan of what to do each day; a scheduleWordHSK 7–9