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日

Mandarin · pinyin rì

(bound form) sun
day
day of the month
(bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 Rì běn)
(vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime

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4 · ri4

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jat6 · mik6

Cantonese word readings for 日. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

(astronomy) Sun
(astronomy) Sun — (Classical) short for 日曜日 (rìyàorì): Sunday
daytime; time between sunrise and sunset
day; twenty-four hours
everyday; daily; day-to-day
day of the month
some day; some other time
former times; previous times; the past
time; period; age
Classifier for days.
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 日本 (Rìběn, “Japan; Japanese; Nippo-”)
(obsolete) short for 日斯巴尼亞／日斯巴尼亚 (Rìsībāníyà, “Spain”)
(～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 日 (MC nyit)

character · Etymology 2

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang, vulgar, often in abuses) to fuck; to have sexual intercourse with
(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) Prefix in certain verbs or adjectives with a negative connotation.

character · Etymology 3

Only used in 日磾 /日䃅, a Han dynasty-era personal name borne by Jin Midi (金日磾) and Ma Midi (馬日磾).

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