日晷 Pronunciation and Pinyin
日晷 Usage and Examples
sundial
日晷的对应物是水钟，用来测量夜间的时间。
The sundial's counterpart, the water clock, was designed to measure temporal hours at night.
为了在白天追踪时间，发明家发明了日晷，它通过太阳阴影的长度或方向来指示时间。
In order to track temporal hours during the day, inventors created sundials, which indicate time by the length or direction of the sun's shadow.
The characters in 日晷
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 日
- rì日shàng上yú隅zhōng中late morning, mid-morning
- rì日xià下under the sun, at present
- rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏The sun declines after noon, the moon wanes after being full., Things decline after reaching their peak.
- rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃yuè月yíng盈zé则shí食The sun declines at its zenith; the moon wanes when full., When the sun reaches its peak, it starts to decline; when the moon is full, it starts to wane.
- rì日zhōng中bì必zè昃yuè月mǎn满bì必kuī亏What goes up must come down., Every peak has its decline.
- rì日zhōng中bì必yí移yuè月mǎn满bì必kuī亏What goes up must come down., All things have their rise and fall.
- rì日guāng光yù浴sunbathing, tanning
- rì日quán全shí食total solar eclipse, total eclipse
- rì日miǎn冕solar corona, corona
- rì日chū出sunrise
- rì日chū出sān三gān竿le了It's late morning., The sun is already high.
- rì日chū出dōng东fāng方The sun rises in the east, The East rises
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Open the tool →Questions about 日晷
What does 日晷 mean in Chinese?
日晷 (rì guǐ) means “sundial”.
How do you pronounce 日晷?
日晷 is pronounced rì guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “sundial” in Chinese?
“sundial” is 日晷 (rì guǐ) in Chinese.
How is 日晷 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 日晷, each with pinyin and an English translation.