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HSK 1 · Telling time

日期

rì qī

date

Stroke order of 日期

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

日 · 4 strokes期 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

日 sun marks the day and 期 pairs a 月 moon period: a calendar date.

Parts: 日 sun/day + 期 period (其 + 月 moon)

The characters in 日期

  • 日 rì — day (of the month); sun (4 strokes)
  • 期 qī — period; issue (12 strokes)

Example sentence

你的生日是什么日期？

What date is your birthday?

Words with 日

日day (of the month); sun星期日Sunday生日birthday日子day; life; days日报daily (newspaper)节日festival; holiday日常daily; everyday

Words with 期

星期week星期日Sunday星期天Sunday学期semester; term假期holiday; vacation近期near future; recently短期short-term长期long-term定期regular; periodic期period; issue

More words: Telling time

上午morning (before noon)下午afternoon中午noon早上early morning晚上evening白天daytime点o'clock; a little分fen (1/100 yuan); point小时hour时间time时候time; moment (when...)现在now半天half a day; a long time半年half a year一会儿a moment; a while

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