二十日 (èr shí rì) — the 20th day (of the month)

Definition

noun
the 20th day (of the month)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 二十日。
    Jīn tiān de huì yì ān pái zài èr shí rì.
    Today's meeting is scheduled for the 20th.
  • 二十日。
    èr shí rì Shì wǒ de shēng rì.
    The 20th is my birthday.
  • 二十日。
    Wǒ men èr shí rì chū fā qù lǚ xíng.
    We set off on the 20th for a trip.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

二十twenty
二èrtwo十shíten
偏正Modifier + head
日rìday

The number 二十 gives the day of the month, and 日 means day, together naming the 20th day.

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.

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

Open 日 →

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