二十七日 (èr shí qī rì) — the 27th day (of the month)

Definition

noun
the 27th day (of the month)

Examples

  • 二十七日。
    Huì yì zài èr shí qī rì jǔ xíng.
    The meeting will be held on the 27th.
  • 二十七日。
    Wǒ de shēng rì shì èr shí qī rì.
    My birthday is on the 27th.
  • 二十七日。
    Wǒ men èr shí qī rì chū fā qù běi jīng.
    We leave for Beijing on the 27th.

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.

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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 of 七 comes from two crossing lines: the top line runs left to right, and the next line goes down and across.

Open 七 →

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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