日

rì

noun HSK 1 #761

Meanings

1 day
2 sun
3 date

Characters

Examples

今天是几月几日？

Jīntiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì?

What is today's date?

十月一日是国庆节。

Shí yuè yī rì shì Guóqìngjié.

October 1st is National Day.

Tips

history

日 is one of the most ancient Chinese characters — a pictograph of the sun. The dot or line in the middle represents a sunspot.

usage

日 is more formal/written than 天 for 'day.' Dates use 日: 三月十五日 (March 15th). Daily speech uses 天: 今天 (today), 明天 (tomorrow).

Stroke Order

日 rì