日
日 (rì) means “day”. It is made of 口 + 一 and has 4 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 日 into its parts
What 日 is made of
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: The sun (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
日 stroke order
Example sentences
今天是五月一日。Jīntiān shì wǔyuè yī rì.Today is May 1st.
你的生日是几月几日？Nǐ de shēngrì shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì?What's the date of your birthday?
Words with 日
- 日期rìqīdate
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 星期日xīngqīrìSunday
- 节日jiérìfestival
- 日报rìbàodaily newspaper
- 日子rìziday
- 日常rìchángdaily
- 日记rìjìdiary
- 日历rìlìcalendar
- 日程rìchéngschedule
- 日用品rìyòngpǐndaily necessities
- 日新月异rìxīnyuèyìchanging with each passing day
- 日益rìyìincreasingly
- 昔日xīrìformer days
- 与日俱增yǔrìjùzēngto grow day by day
- 工作日gōngzuòrìworkday
- 假日jiàrìholiday
- 节假日jiéjiàrìpublic holidays
Also built with 口
- 中zhōngmiddle
- 享xiǎngto share
- 京jīngcapital
- 亮liàngbright
- 兄xiōngelder brother
- 加jiāto add
- 占zhànto occupy
- 古gǔancient
- 句jùmeasure word for sentences
- 另lìnganother
- 叨dāotalkative
- 只zhǐonly
Quick facts
| Pinyin | rì |
|---|---|
| Meaning | day; date; sun |
| Strokes | 4 |
| Radical | 日 (sun, #72) |
| Pattern | Full enclosure |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) · Old HSK 2 |
Questions about 日
What does 日 mean?
日 (rì) means “day; date; sun”.
How many strokes does 日 have?
日 has 4 strokes.
What is the radical of 日?
The radical of 日 is 日 (rì, “sun”), Kangxi radical number 72.
What parts make up 日?
日 is made of 口 (mouth) and 一 (horizontal stroke).
Which HSK level is 日?
日 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Learn 日 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.