二十九日 (èr shí jiǔ rì) — the 29th day of the month

Definition

noun
the 29th day of the month

Examples

  • 二十九日。
    Huì yì dìng zài èr shí jiǔ rì.
    The meeting is scheduled for the 29th.
  • 二十九日。
    Zhè ge yuè de èr shí jiǔ rì shì xīng qī tiān.
    The 29th of this month is a Sunday.
  • 二十九日。
    Wǒ men zài èr shí jiǔ rì dào dá le běi jīng.
    We arrived in Beijing on the 29th.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

Open 二 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The early shape 十 was mostly a single vertical stroke, sometimes with a dot, and later gained a horizontal stroke to form a cross. For the number ten, it marked the next digit above one.

Open 十 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape comes from a stylized hand bent at the wrist, with the lower-right hook showing the bend. Later, it was taken to show a tightened fist bumping up to ten, giving the number nine.

Open 九 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

Open 日 →

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