日出

rìchū

noun #9,804

Meanings

1 sunrise

Characters

to come out; to emerge

Literally 'the sun comes out.'

Examples

我们早起去看日出。

Wǒmen zǎoqǐ qù kàn rìchū.

We got up early to watch the sunrise.

山顶的日出非常壮观。

Shāndǐng de rìchū fēicháng zhuàngguān.

The sunrise from the mountaintop is spectacular.

日出时分，天空变成了金色。

Rìchū shífēn, tiānkōng biànchéng le jīnsè.

At sunrise, the sky turned golden.

Tips

usage

The opposite is 日落 (rìluò, sunset). Together 日出日落 describes the cycle of a day. Another common pairing is 日出而作，日落而息 (work at sunrise, rest at sunset).

Stroke Order

日 rì

出 chū