日
The story of 日
sun, day
日 is the picture of the sun, a spot is added in the middle to avoid mixing up with 口(mouth). In addition, 日 also means day. This is because China was an agricultural country, Chinese people used to work at daytime, sunrise was seen as the beginning of the work.
Vocabulary of 日
- 日出 (sunrise)
- 日落 (sunset)
- 第一日 (the first day)
- 昨日 (yesterday)
- 翌日 (the next day)
Related Characters:
日sun
day4旦dawn
day5早early
morning6明bright
clear8昔past8昏twilight
dusky8昌bright
prosperous8旻sky
heaven8昂lift
high
raise8昺bright
glorious9星star9昵intimate9昱bright
shine9昭bright
clear9是yes
correct9昰yes
correct9晏late
quite10晝daytime11晤meet11晴clear
sunshine12晶crystal12景scenery
bright12暄warm13暗dark13暮evening
sunset14曇cloudy16曚twilight18
day4旦dawn
day5早early
morning6明bright
clear8昔past8昏twilight
dusky8昌bright
prosperous8旻sky
heaven8昂lift
high
raise8昺bright
glorious9星star9昵intimate9昱bright
shine9昭bright
clear9是yes
correct9昰yes
correct9晏late
quite10晝daytime11晤meet11晴clear
sunshine12晶crystal12景scenery
bright12暄warm13暗dark13暮evening
sunset14曇cloudy16曚twilight18