晷 Stroke Order — How to Write 晷
晷 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 日, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
晷 Radical and Character Components
晷 is a phono-semantic compound: 日 (sun) carries the meaning, while 咎 indicates the sound.
Radical: 日 + 8 more strokes
晷 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- guǐ
Meanings of 晷 in Chinese
guǐ晷
Words with 晷
Idioms with 晷
- fén焚gāo膏jì继guǐ晷work diligently from dusk till dawn
- rì日wú无xiá暇guǐ晷extremely busy, no time to spare
- kuàng旷rì日jī积guǐ晷to take a long time and waste it
- rán燃gāo膏jì继guǐ晷burn the midnight oil
- fēng风yán檐cùn寸guǐ晷Study diligently under harsh conditions
- jì继guǐ晷fén焚gāo膏study or work diligently day and night
- rì日bù不yí移guǐ晷in an instant
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Open the tool →Questions about 晷
What does 晷 mean in Chinese?
晷 (guǐ) means “The shadow cast by the sun” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 晷?
晷 is pronounced guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 晷 have?
晷 has 12 strokes.
How do you write 晷?
晷 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 日. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 晷?
The radical of 晷 is 日, and 晷 is a phono-semantic compound.