日记
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
日记 (rìjì) · diary
日记 (rìjì) means “diary”. It is written with 2 characters: 日 (day) + 记 (to remember). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 日记 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)
记 jì · to remember
What 记 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: A private 己 note 讠; 己 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我每天晚上写日记。Wǒ měi tiān wǎnshang xiě rìjì.I write in my diary every night.
你有写日记的习惯吗？Nǐ yǒu xiě rìjì de xíguàn ma?Do you have the habit of keeping a diary?
Questions about 日记
What does 日记 mean?
日记 (rìjì) means “diary”.
How do you pronounce 日记?
日记 is pronounced rìjì.
Which HSK level is 日记?
日记 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
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
- 日历rìlìcalendar
- 日程rìchéngschedule
- 日用品rìyòngpǐndaily necessities
Learn 日记 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.