What does 日 mean in Chinese?

日 (rì) means "sun; day; date, day of the month" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 日?

日 is pronounced "rì" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 日?

日 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 1, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 日?

Common words with 日 include 不可终日 (to be unable to carry on even for a single day), 不日 (within the next few days), 中日 (China-Japan), 七日热 (leptospirosis), 一日三秋 (a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)).

How do you write 日?

日 has 4 strokes. Its radical is 日. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

日 (rì), sun

日

rì

sun; day; date, day of the month

HSK 14 strokes

Character Breakdown

The sun as a box of light — day, sun

Radical: 日 (no. 72)Strokes: 4

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Definitions

sun
day
date, day of the month

Example Sentences

今天是星期日。

Jīntiān shì xīngqīrì

Today is Sunday

Words Containing 日

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
不可终日	bù kě zhōng rì	to be unable to carry on even for a single day	HSK 6
不日	bù rì	within the next few days
中日	Zhōng Rì	China-Japan
七日热	qī rì rè	leptospirosis
一日三秋	yī rì sān qiū	a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日三餐	yī rì sān cān	to have three meals a day
一日之雅	yī rì zhī yǎ	lit. friends for a day (idiom)
一日千里	yī rì qiān lǐ	lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
不见天日	bù jiàn tiān rì	all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
世界日报	Shì jiè Rì bào	World Journal, US newspaper

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Related Words

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Grammar Notes

Experience with 过HSK 2

Subject + Verb + 过 (+ Object)

Except/Besides (除了)HSK 3

除了 + A + (以外)，... 都/也/还 ...

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 1HSK 3.0: Level 1

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rì