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[1] [n] sun [2] [n] day [3] daily; every day [4] Japan; Japanese [5] time [6] day; daytime Although the typeface displayed may not show it, the difference between 日 and 曰 is that the first and second strokes of 日 touch, while they do not touch in 曰, regardless of their shape.
 Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: 日 (#72)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 曰白 |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Mar 2010 19:30 | ||
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今日
gam1 jat6 = today
日本人
jat6 bun2 jan4 = Japanese person
生日
saang1 jat6 = birthday
聽日
ting1 jat6 = tomorrow 粵
前日
cin4 jat6 = day before yesterday
日期
jat6 kei4 = date
生日日期
saang1 jat6 jat6 kei4 = date of birth
日子
jat6 zi2 = date, day, life; when
日日
jat6 jat6 = everyday; daily 粵
星期日
sing1 kei4 jat6 = SundaySee all 314 compounds (CantoDict reports 366 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 76 examples containing 日
我係今日返屋企嘅 粵
I'm going home today. [the "today" is emphasized by the use of 係 in front of it, and the use of the final particle 嘅. Pronouncing 嘅 as ge2 would add a sense of puzzlement about the situation.]
今日星期幾？ 粵
What is the day (of today)? [The answer will be: 今日星期一/二/三/... (gam1 jat6 sing1 kei4 jat1 / ji6 / saam1 / ...) ] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 日
Unicode code for this character: U+65e5 (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/30/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">日</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 日
Unicode code for this character: U+65e5 (off-site link)
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