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日 4 strokes

日 rì — sun; day

4 strokes · radical 日 · HSK 1

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A way to remember it

The sun with a mark in the middle. The circle squared off as brush writing replaced carving, but the dot in the centre survived.

A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.

The sun with a mark in the middle.

Words it turns up in

日子生日

Lists it belongs to

一二三人 Your first 20 characters 20 characters 日月山水 Characters that are still pictures 24 characters 一二七八 HSK 1 core characters 86 characters

Characters near this one

万 wàn 丈 zhàng 三 sān 上 shàng 下 xià 与 yǔ 个 gè 义 yì

Quick check — what does 日 mean?

Reading that mentions 日

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