晒
晒 (shài) means “to dry in the sun”. It is made of 日 + 西 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 晒 into its parts
What 晒 is made of
- 日 rì — sun; day
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 西 xī — west
- 兀 wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿 ér — child
- 囗 wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 兀 wù — weak
Origin hint: 日 gives the meaning, 西 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
晒 stroke order
Example sentences
今天天气好，我们晒衣服吧。Jīntiān tiānqì hǎo, wǒmen shài yīfu ba.The weather is nice today, let's dry the clothes in the sun.
爷爷喜欢在外面晒太阳。Yéye xǐhuan zài wàimiàn shài tàiyáng.Grandpa likes to sit outside in the sun.
Also built with 日
- 冒màoto risk
- 旦dàndawn
- 旧jiùold
- 旨zhǐaim
- 早zǎoearly
- 旬xúnten-day period
- 旱hàndry
- 时shítime
- 旷kuàngbroad
- 旺wàngto flourish
- 昂ángto rise
- 昆kūnelder brother
Quick facts
| Pinyin | shài |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to dry in the sun; to bask in the sun |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 日 (sun, #72) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (2021) · Old HSK 5 |
Questions about 晒
What does 晒 mean?
晒 (shài) means “to dry in the sun; to bask in the sun”.
How many strokes does 晒 have?
晒 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 晒?
The radical of 晒 is 日 (rì, “sun”), Kangxi radical number 72.
What parts make up 晒?
晒 is made of 日 (sun; day) and 西 (west).
Which HSK level is 晒?
晒 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Learn 晒 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.