HSK 1 · Days & dates

生日

shēng rì

birthday

Stroke order of 生日

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

生 · 5 strokes 日 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

The "日" day you were "生" born, like a sprout pushing out of the ground.

Parts: 生 to be born (sprout from earth) + 日 sun; day

The characters in 生日

生 shēng — to give birth; to be born; raw (5 strokes)
日 rì — day (of the month); sun (4 strokes)

Example sentence

明天是我妈妈的生日。

Tomorrow is my mom's birthday.

Words with 生

先生Mr.; sir 学生student 大学生college student 小学生primary school student 中学生middle school student 男生male student; boy 女生female student; girl 生病to get sick 医生doctor 生气angry; to get angry 一生all one's life 出生to be born 生to give birth; to be born; raw 生活life; to live 留学生international student 考生examinee 生词new word 生意business; trade

Words with 日

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

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 星期天Sunday 新年New Year

Learn to write it by hand

Bloomko is a free Android app: write characters stroke by stroke, practise with spaced repetition and get an AI tutor that works offline. Be the first to know when it launches.