日历
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
日历 (rìlì) · calendar
日历 (rìlì) means “calendar”. It is written with 2 characters: 日 (day) + 历 (history). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 日历 is built
The characters
日 rì · day
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)
历 lì · history
What 历 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 厤 gives the meaning, 力 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
墙上挂着一本日历。Qiáng shàng guà zhe yī běn rìlì.A calendar is hanging on the wall.
你看一下日历，今天几号？Nǐ kàn yīxià rìlì, jīntiān jǐ hào?Check the calendar, what's the date today?
Questions about 日历
What does 日历 mean?
日历 (rìlì) means “calendar”.
How do you pronounce 日历?
日历 is pronounced rìlì.
Which HSK level is 日历?
日历 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 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
- 日程rìchéngschedule
- 日用品rìyòngpǐndaily necessities
Learn 日历 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.