元旦
Old HSK 5
元旦 (Yuándàn) · New Year's Day (January 1st)
元旦 (Yuándàn) means “New Year's Day (January 1st)”. It is written with 2 characters: 元 (yuan) + 旦 (dawn). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 元旦 is built
The characters
元 yuán · yuan
What 元 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: A man 儿 with two lines emphasizing their head 二 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
旦 dàn · dawn
What 旦 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
元旦放假三天。Yuándàn fàngjià sān tiān.We get three days off for New Year's Day.
元旦那天，我们一起去看了电影。Yuándàn nà tiān, wǒmen yìqǐ qù kàn le diànyǐng.On New Year's Day we went to see a film together.
Questions about 元旦
What does 元旦 mean?
元旦 (Yuándàn) means “New Year's Day (January 1st)”.
How do you pronounce 元旦?
元旦 is pronounced Yuándàn.
Which HSK level is 元旦?
元旦 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 单元dānyuánunit (of a textbook)
- 美元měiyuánUS dollar
- 公元gōngyuánAD
- 多元化duōyuánhuàdiverse
- 元首yuánshǒuhead of state
- 元素yuánsùelement
- 元宵节YuánxiāojiéLantern Festival
- 元yuányuan
- 一旦yídànonce
Learn 元旦 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 116: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.