生日 shēngrì birthday

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Measure word: 个

Stroke order

生日 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.

生日 — the Chinese character for birthday (shēngrì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 生日 — birthday

生 — 5 strokes
日 — 4 strokes

Characters in 生日

生 shēng — to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
日 rì — (bound form) sun; day; day of the month

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

今天是我的生日。Jīntiān shì wǒ de shēngrì.Today is my birthday.
它的生日在三月吗？Tā de shēngrì zài sān yuè ma?Is its birthday in March?
我的生日在五月。Wǒ de shēngrì zài wǔ yuè.My birthday is in May.
你生日想做什么？Nǐ shēngrì xiǎng zuò shénme?What do you want to do on your birthday?

Related words

生日 is pronounced shēngrì and means “birthday”.

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