Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
日
rì
Description
"日"这个字有很多意思，可以表示太阳，也可以表示一天的时间。
The character "日" has many meanings; it can represent the sun or a day.
它也常常用来表示日本这个国家。
It is also often used to represent the country Japan.
Meanings
日rì
day (a period of 24 hours)
今天是几月几日？
What is the date today?
太阳tàiyáng
the sun
早上的太阳很漂亮。
The morning sun is beautiful.
日本Rìběn
Japan; Japanese (as an abbreviation)
他会说日语。
He can speak Japanese.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
日 is a pictograph of the sun, later extended to mean 'day'.
- Nuance
In dates 日 is written; in speech people often say 号 instead.
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