CHINESE SCRIPT

CHINESE CHARACTER FORMATION & ETYMOLOGY

 

 

日

 

 

4 strokes ( 日 )

ㄖ4, ㄇl4 (r4, mi4)

rì, mì

 

日 = sun; day; daytime => pictographic representation of the sun (radical 72), which is naturally visible during daytime

related: 月 , 明

 

上 下