Do not use the method of learning Western languages to learn Chinese character, because the character of Western languages are Phonography. Chinese character is Ideographic, combined by the basic strokes, like horizontal line, vertical line, left-falling, right-falling and so on.
Each Chinese Character a Picture,in this article we introduce the character 日, means day; Sun.
In the flash below you will know this character how to write, the correct order of strokes, the radical, phrases and you can hear the standard pronunciation.If you have trouble to use this flash,please read our article About Characters Flash before you study.
Instructions
连续 means consequent strokes
下一步 means next strok
重复 means previous stroke
Instructions
笔顺 means order of strokes
笔画 means strokes number
部首 means Radical
词组 means phrases
The original meaning of this character is Sun, in ancient times, the form of this character is a circle and in the center of the cirle a point, depicts the Sun. Later, it becomes a Rectangular with a horizonal line in the center. nowadays it also extended to the meaning of "day". this character is also a radical, when it was used as a radical, that characters always have something to do with the meaning of "weather condition" or "light strength", for example, character 晴 qíng means sunny, 暗 àn means dark, 晒 shài means "dry in the sun".
It is also a Polyphone character, in the case of representing the meaning of "say" as a verb, the pronunciation is
Radical 日
Characters under this radical 明 míng( means bright)
Strokes Number is 4 strokes
Words and Phrases
日常 rì cháng ordinary;day-to-day
日光 rì guāng sunlight
日记 rì jì diary
日渐 rì jiàn with each passing day
日历 rì lì calendar
日复一日 rì fù yī rì day after day
日积月累 rì jī yuè lěi accumulate over a long period
日新月异 rì xīn yuè yì change with each passing day
Sentences
这段日子我工作很忙 zhè duàn rì zi wǒ gōng zuò hěn máng I have a very business work during this period of times.
Tip: pinyin letter with red font means this character is a Polyphone character
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