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 practicing 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”. Pay attention to their component placement and the direction of the final strokes.