周日 (zhōu rì) — Sunday | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Sunday

周日？
Zhè ge zhōu rì nǐ yǒu shén me jì huà?
What are your plans this Sunday?
周日。
Wǒ měi gè zhōu rì dōu huì qù tú shū guǎn kàn shū.
I go to the library every Sunday to read.
周日。
Xià zhōu zhōu rì shì wǒ de shēng rì.
Next Sunday is my birthday.

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.

周 (week) specifies 日 (day), naming Sunday.

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

The oldest form of 周 drew a jade artifact with carved patterns. It was later borrowed for a place name, so an extra mark was added to distinguish it.

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.

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