日期
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 5
日期 (rìqī) · date
日期 (rìqī) means “date”. It is written with 2 characters: 日 (day) + 期 (period). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 日期 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)
期 qī · period
What 期 is made of
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 月 gives the meaning, 其 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请写上日期。Qǐng xiě shàng rìqī.Please write the date.
考试的日期是哪天？Kǎoshì de rìqī shì nǎ tiān?What's the date of the exam?
Questions about 日期
What does 日期 mean?
日期 (rìqī) means “date”.
How do you pronounce 日期?
日期 is pronounced rìqī.
Which HSK level is 日期?
日期 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 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
Learn 日期 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.