日
The sun or day · Kangxi radical 72
The sun or day, representing time, light, and celestial bodies.
Originally depicted as a circle with a dot in the center, representing the sun's disk with a sunspot or central fire. Over time it evolved into the current rectangular shape while maintaining its solar symbolism.
日 at a glance
- Meaning
- The sun or day
- Strokes
- 4
- Characters
- 155
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 72
Characters with 日 (107 of 155)
HSK 1 · 5
HSK 2 · 5
HSK 3 · 10
HSK 4 · 9
HSK 5 · 6
HSK 6 · 21
旨zhǐ · imperial decree旱hàn · drought旷kuàng · to neglect昂áng · to lift昌chāng · (bound form) prosperous; flourishing昏hūn · old variant of 昏[hun1]昆kūn · descendant旺wàng · prosperous昔xī · former times昧mèi · to conceal晃huàng · to sway晋jìn · the Jin Dynasties (265–420)晓xiǎo · dawn晨chén · morning晤wù · to meet (socially)晶jīng · crystal晾liàng · to dry in the air鲁lǔ · (bound form) crass晰xī · clear隙xì · crack塌tā · to collapse
Beyond HSK · 51
旮gā · used in 旮旯[ga1 la2]亘gèn · extending all the way across旯lá · used in 旮旯[ga1 la2]旭xù · dawn旰gàn · sunset间jiàn · gap汨mì · name of a river, the southern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1]酉yǒu · 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster沓dá · classifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad昉fǎng · dawn杲gǎo · high昊hào · vast and limitless炅guì · surname Gui昇shēng · (used as a surname and in given names)昙tán · dark clouds昕xīn · dawn氜rì · old name for 氦[hai4], helium杳yǎo · dark and quiet昀yún · sun light昃zè · afternoon昶chǎng · (of the day) long曷hé · why昴mǎo · the Pleiades昵nì · familiar昫xù · variant of 煦[xu4]禺ǒu · old variant of 偶[ou3]昱yù · bright light昝zǎn · surname Zan昭zhāo · bright晁cháo · surname Chao晟chéng · surname Cheng晖huī · sunshine冥míng · dark耆qí · man of sixty or seventy晌shǎng · part of the day晏yàn · late晔yè · bright light晕yùn · dizzy晡bū · 3-5 p.m.曹cáo · class or grade晗hán · before daybreak晦huì · (bound form) last day of a lunar month曼màn · handsome冕miǎn · crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations朁cǎn · if, supposing, nevertheless晷guǐ · sundial晬zuì · 1st birthday of a child暌kuí · in opposition to暋mín · unhappy溻tā · (of clothes) to be soaked with sweat遢tā · used in 邋遢[la1 ta5]
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 日 mean?
日 means "The sun or day". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 日?
155 characters in this dictionary contain 日, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
Is 日 a radical?
Yes — 日 is Kangxi radical 72, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 日 have?
日 is written in 4 strokes.