生日
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 2
生日 (shēngrì) · birthday
生日 (shēngrì) means “birthday”. It is written with 2 characters: 生 (to give birth) + 日 (day). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 生日 is built
The characters
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
今天是我的生日。Jīntiān shì wǒ de shēngrì.Today is my birthday.
你的生日是几号？Nǐ de shēngrì shì jǐ hào?What date is your birthday?
Questions about 生日
What does 生日 mean?
生日 (shēngrì) means “birthday”.
How do you pronounce 生日?
生日 is pronounced shēngrì.
Which HSK level is 生日?
生日 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 男生nánshēngboy
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 先生xiānshengMr
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 医生yīshēngdoctor
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngsecondary school student
Learn 生日 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.