DICTIONARY
The Chinese word ri - 日 - rì
(day in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
rì
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English translations
day, sun
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 日 ( rì ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of rì are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
Usage as a radical
日 can also be used as a radical, i.e. as a sub-component of a Chinese character. It is then called rìzìpáng.
Character complexity
日 is composed of 4 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
sunrise | date
日 ( ri / rì ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 62)
日 ( ri / rì ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 62)
Chinese example words containing the character 日 ( ri / rì )
工作日 ( gōngzuòrì = workday ), 节日 ( jiérì = festival ), 尼日尔 ( Nírìĕr = Niger ), 尼日利亚 ( Nírìlìyà = Nigeria ), 日出 ( rìchū = sunrise ), 日记 ( rìjì = diary ), 日落 ( rìluò = sunset ), 日期 ( rìqī = date ), 日蚀 ( rìshí = (solar) eclipse ), 日霜 ( rìshuāng = day cream ), 日子 ( rìzi = date ), 生日 ( shēngrì = birthday ), 生日快乐 ( shēngrìkuàilè = happy birthday ), 星期日 ( xīngqīrì = Sunday ), 向日葵 ( xiàngrìkuí = sunflower )
More words that mean day in Chinese
tiān ( 天 )
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