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IDENTITY

sun; day

HSK 1Top 36

CORE MEANING

sun; day

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.sunHSK1
  2. 2.day (in compounds)HSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
sun radical (rì)
strokes
4
Structure
single pictograph
IDS sequence

USAGE

Common words

生日shēngrìbirthday
日本RìběnJapan
日期rìqīdate

Graded examples

  • 今天是星期日。Jīntiān shì xīngqīrì.HSK1

    Today is Sunday.

RELATIONS

LEARNING

Memory aid

The sun with a line across — daylight.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#36
Memory aid
imagery

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-14

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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