sun
rì (ri4)
Radical no. 72 · 4 strokes (第 72 部首 · 4 画 dì 72 bùshǒu · 4 huà)
Radical ⽇ (rì) — meaning: sun, 4 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical is a pictograph of the sun, drawn as a circle or square with a dot or point in the center. In oracle-bone script and seal script, this shape was simplified to a plain square frame as seen in modern form.
Mnemonic: The simple square frame ⽇ resembles the sun encircled or enclosed, easy to remember as it directly depicts the sun's image.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
157 characters- 曌Zhào
name invented for herself by Tang empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[Wu3 Ze2 tian1]
16 strokes
- 曐xīng
old variant of 星[xing1]
17 strokes
- 曑shēn
old variant of 參|参[shen1]
17 strokes
- 曒jiǎo
old variant of 皦[jiao3]
17 strokes
- 曓bào
old variant of 暴[bao4]
17 strokes
- 曙shǔ
(bound form) daybreak; dawn
17 strokes
- 曚méng
twilight before dawn
17 strokes
- 曘rú
color of the sun
18 strokes
- 曛xūn
twilight
18 strokes
- 曜yào
bright
18 strokes
- 曝pù
to air
19 strokes
- 曦xī
(literary) sunlight (usu. in early morning)
20 strokes
- 曩nǎng
in former times
21 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 旼?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.