日 · rì

Pista visual

A sun drawn as a square frame with a middle line.

Uso

Often relates to the sun, light, time, or dates.

Notas de estudio

The radical 日 strongly signals meanings about days, time, and light.

• 目: 日 has one inner horizontal line; 目 has two and means eye.
• 曰: 日 is usually taller and narrower; 曰 is flatter and means to say.