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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 word has been viewed 34498 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Mar 2010 19:30 |
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本日
bun2 jat6 = today. [粵]今日 國
何日
ho4 jat6 = when? 國
蒸蒸日上
zing1 zing1 jat6 soeng6 = becoming more prosperous with each passing day
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 birthSee all 332 compounds (CantoDict reports 384 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 85 examples containing 日
我係今日返屋企㗎。 粵
I returned home only today. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131851 ]
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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Decimal representation of this word: 日
Unicode code for this character: U+65e5 (off-site link)
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