星期日 (Xīng qī rì)

Character breakdown

• 星 (xīng) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 生 represents the sound.

• 期 (qī) · 12 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 月 represents the meaning and 其 represents the sound.

• 日 (Rì) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of the sun.

Example sentences

1. 今天是星期日。 — Today is Sunday.
2. 我在星期日不工作。 — Sunday is not a workday for me.
3. 她星期日很少出门。 — She rarely goes out on Sundays.
4. 我星期日总是在家。 — I am always at home on Sundays.
5. 我的生日在星期日。 — My birthday falls on Sunday.

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