日 rì sun
sun; day; date
How it came to be
It looks like the sun and is not. In the risk character the top is a cap drawn as a band with the lining marked inside, set over an eye: pulled down over the face.
How it is used
- Means 'sun' and 'day'. As 'day' it's the more formal/written counterpart of 天 (tiān): 生日 (shēngrì) birthday, 节日 (jiérì) festival, 工作日 (gōngzuòrì) workday.
- In dates 日 is the written form (五月一日) while 号 (hào) is spoken (五月一号).
- 日常 (rìcháng) means everyday/routine; 日记 (rìjì) is a diary.
Characters built with 日
- 是 is
- 时 time
- 里 in
- 明 bright
- 间 room
- 题 topic
- 影 shadows
- 早 early
- 星 star
- 晚 evening
- 桌 table
- 昨 yesterday
- 意 idea
- 最 the most
- 晴 fine weather
- 踢 kick
- 理 reason
- 提 carry
- 复 repeat
- 易 easy
- 音 sound
- 境 boundary
- 阳 sunshine
- 简 simple
- 香 fragrant
- 草 grass
- 旧 old
- 春 spring
- 量 measure
- 章 chapter
- 普 widespread
- 竟 finally
- 景 view
- 醒 wake up
- 童 child
- 厚 thick
- 镜 mirror
- 暂 temporary
- 暖 warm
- 匙 spoon
Words with 日
- 星期日xīngqīrìSundayHSK 1
- 生日shēngrìbirthdayHSK 2
- 节日jiérìfestivalHSK 3
- 工作日gōngzuòrìworkdayHSK 3
- 日记rìjìdiaryHSK 4
- 假日jiàrìa holidayHSK 4
- 日子rìzidayHSK 4
- 日常rìchángday-to-dayHSK 4
- 日期rìqīdateHSK 4
- 节假日jiéjiàrìpublic holidayHSK 4
- 今日jīnrìtodayHSK 5
- 日历rìlìcalendarHSK 5
- 日用品rìyòngpǐnarticles for daily useHSK 5
- 纪念日jìniànrìday of commemorationHSK 5
- 近日jìnrìthe past few daysHSK 5
- 日前rìqiánthe other dayHSK 6
- 日后rìhòusometimeHSK 6
- 日夜rìyèday and nightHSK 6
- 日益rìyìday by dayHSK 6
- 即日jírìthis or that very dayHSK 7
- 平日píngrìordinary dayHSK 7
- 当日dāngrìon that dayHSK 7
- 往日wǎngrìformer daysHSK 7
- 改日gǎirìanother dayHSK 7
- 日复一日rìfùyírìday after dayHSK 7
- 日程rìchéngscheduleHSK 7
- 早日zǎorìsoonHSK 7
- 末日mòrìJudgment Day (in Christian eschatology)HSK 7
- 次日cìrìnext dayHSK 7
- 风和日丽fēnghé-rìlìmoderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom)HSK 7
- 与日俱增yǔrì-jùzēngto increase steadilyHSK 8
- 夜以继日yèyǐjìrìnight and day (idiom)HSK 8
- 日新月异rìxīn-yuèyìdaily renewal, monthly change (idiom)HSK 8
- 日趋rìqūday by dayHSK 8
- 旭日xùrìthe rising sunHSK 8
- 昔日xīrìformer daysHSK 8
- 有朝一日yǒuzhāo-yírìone dayHSK 9
- 烈日lièrìLiege, town in BelgiumHSK 9
Example sentences
- 今天几月几日？ Jīntiān jǐ yuè jǐ rì?What's the date today?
- 我们去海边看日出。 Wǒmen qù hǎibiān kàn rìchū.We went to the beach to see the sunrise.
- 我喜欢吃日本菜，尤其是寿司。 Wǒ xǐhuan chī Rìběncài, yóuqíshì shòusī.I love Japanese food, especially sushi.
- 今天是我的生日。 Jīntiān shì wǒ de shēngri.Today is my birthday.