日
rì
sun
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 日
- Structure
- Full enclosure
- Components
- 口 + 一
EASILY CONFUSED CHARACTERS
日 vs 曰: what’s the difference?
Compare pronunciation, meaning, construction, and stroke count before practising each character separately.
曰
yuē
to speak
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 曰
- Structure
- Full enclosure
- Components
- 口 + 一
How to tell 日 and 曰 apart
日 has 4 strokes and means “sun”, while 曰 has 4 strokes and means “to speak”. Compare their component placement and then open each writing guide to study the exact stroke sequence.
QUICK REFERENCE
日 and 曰 side by side
Detail日曰PinyinrìyuēMeaningsunto speakStroke count44Radical日曰StructureFull enclosureFull enclosureComponents口 + 一口 + 一
CONTRAST PRACTICE
Practice 日 and 曰 on one worksheet
Alternate the two forms in Tianzige or Mizige squares so the visual differences become easier to remember.
KEEP COMPARING