日
The 日 radical
Sun, day
Memory hook
The sun with a dot in the middle
The 日 radical (read rì) means sun, day. The HSK 3.0 data contains 48 characters and 356 words built on it — learning them together is far faster than one character at a time.
Practise the 日 radical
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Characters with the 日 radical
48 charactersThe free plan shows 9 characters per HSK level (39/48 characters of this radical).
HSK 1· 8 characters
HSK 1日
day
早
early
时
time
明
bright, clear
星
star (in the sky)
昨
yesterday
是
to be
晚
evening, night
HSK 2· 4 characters
HSK 2春
spring (the season)
晨
morning
普
general; common
晴
clear; sunny (of weather)
HSK 3· 5 characters
HSK 3旧
old
易
easy
显
show, indicate
景
scenery, landscape
暖
warm
HSK 4· 5 characters
HSK 4映
to reflect, to shine on
晒
to dry in the sun, to hang out to dry
智
wisdom, intelligence
暑
hot, sweltering
暗
dark, dim
HSK 5· 2 characters
HSK 5旦
morning
暂
temporary, momentary
HSK 6· 6 characters
HSK 6旺
prosperous
昌
prosperous, flourishing
昏
dusk, twilight
晓
morning; dawn
晕
dizzy
暴
violent, brutal
HSK 7-9· 9 characters
HSK 7-9旨
decree, the will (of a ruler or superior)
旬
ten days
旭
morning sunlight
旱
drought; dry; lacking water
旷
spacious, vast
昂
high; lofty; towering
昆
brothers
昔
olden days, former times
昧
dark, gloomy
Vocabulary with the 日 radical
356 wordsWords containing at least one character with the 日 radical, ordered by HSK level.
The free plan shows 9 words per HSK level (63/356 words of this radical).
hour (unit of time)
day
date
early
morning
breakfast
time, moment, when
time
tomorrow
but; however
but; however
at the same time; meanwhile
in childhood; when one was young
usually; ordinarily
at that time; then
day; date
daily newspaper
long ago; already
transaction; deal; to trade
light; brightness
timely; in time
to invent; an invention
to be merely; to be just
statement; declaration; to declare
easy
exactly; precisely (it is)
always; all the time
temporary, makeshift
thereupon, and so
on time, punctual
to reflect
class hours
scene, situation
on time, punctually
calendar
diary
once, if
from time to time, occasionally
not easy
today
still; as before
as before, still the same
on the contrary, actually
New Year's Day, the first day of the new year
prospect, future
for a short while; momentarily
sandwich
is precisely, is exactly
day off, holiday
late afternoon, dusk
prosperous; thriving; flourishing
every, all those that
yet, however
scene, setting
early in the morning, at the crack of dawn
all day long, from morning till night
early in the morning
in a flash
the first ten days of a month
to release (a film); to screen (a film)
the last third of the month (from the 21st to the end of the month)
not prosperous; depressed; sluggish
to increase day by day, to grow steadily over time
Why learn vocabulary by the 日 radical?
The 日 radical hints at the meaning sun, day. When you meet an unfamiliar character carrying it, you already know part of its meaning before reaching for a dictionary — which is why learners who know their radicals move faster.
How to study: read the memory hook, skim the 48 characters to spot the pattern, then drill the 356 words with flashcards. Spaced repetition brings each word back exactly when you need it.