日

rì
HSK 1
#101 most
frequent character
sun, day, date, day of the month
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

日 is a picture of the sun, so it first meant 'sun'. From there it came to mean 'day', then 'daily, usual', 'season', and short for 'Japan'.

Drawn as: the sun

日 as a component in other characters

meaning65 characters
时明早普晚阳景暗映暂晓昨暖晃昂晴
sound5 characters
阳耆遢汨圼
picture29 characters
间显星春莫旦昏昌晋晶昭晕旬昧昔暮
empty11 characters
者最章音香鲁曼晨旨沓亘

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Example Sentences

今天是星期五，明天是星期六。
jīntiānshì xīngqīwǔ ， míngtiān shì xīngqīliù 。
Today is Friday, tomorrow is Saturday.
我每天都要看日出。
wǒ měitiān dūyào kàn rì chū 。
I watch the sunrise every day.
这周的天气预报说，周日会下雨。
zhè zhōu de tiānqì yùbào shuō ， zhōurì huì xiàyǔ 。
This week's weather forecast says it will rain on Sunday.

Grammar Points

HSK 1
Structure of dates

Words with similar meanings

太阳tàiyáng
sun
More specific term referring to the star at the center of our solar system.
天tiān
day
Generally refers to a day, though can also mean sky or heaven, depending on context.

Words Starting With 日

日记rì jì
"diary
日历rì lì
"calendar
日常rì cháng
daily; everyday
日期rì qī
date
日用品rì yòng pǐn
"articles for daily use

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Time & Dates
Days of the week, months, seasons, telling time, and related expressions.
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