二十三日 (èr shí sān rì) — twenty-third day of the month

Definition

noun
twenty-third day of the month

Examples

  • 二十三日。
    Jīn tiān shì sān yuè èr shí sān rì.
    Today is March 23rd.
  • 二十三日。
    Huì yì dìng zài sì yuè èr shí sān rì jǔ xíng.
    The meeting is scheduled for April 23rd.
  • 二十三日。
    Tā de shēng rì shì shí èr yuè èr shí sān rì.
    His birthday is December 23rd.

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 →

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

三 is drawn as three parallel strokes, like 一 with one stroke and 二 with two.

Open 三 →

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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