HSK 1 · Days & dates

星期天

xīng qī tiān

Sunday

Stroke order of 星期天

3 characters, 25 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

星 · 9 strokes期 · 12 strokes 天 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

A 星 star week finishing with the 天 sky day: Sunday.

Parts: 星 star (日 + 生) + 期 period (其 + 月) + 天 sky (一 + 大)

The characters in 星期天

期 qī — period; issue (12 strokes)
天 tiān — day; sky (4 strokes)

Example sentence

星期天你有空吗？

Are you free on Sunday?

Words with 星

星期week 星期日Sunday 明星star; celebrity 星星star

Words with 期

星期week 星期日Sunday 日期date 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

Words with 天

今天today 明天tomorrow 昨天yesterday 后天day after tomorrow 前天day before yesterday 天day; sky 白天daytime 半天half a day; a long time 天气weather 晴天sunny day 阴天overcast day 春天spring 夏天summer 秋天autumn 冬天winter 天上in the sky 天空sky 整天all day

More words: Days & dates

今天today 明天tomorrow 昨天yesterday 后天day after tomorrow 前天day before yesterday 天day; sky 日day (of the month); sun 号day of month; number 月month; moon 年year 今年this year 明年next year 去年last year 星期week 星期日Sunday 新年New Year 生日birthday

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