Chinese symbol for “date”
日期
rì qī
date
The closest CC-CEDICT match for date is 日期 (rì qī), defined as: date.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “date”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日子 | rì zi | day; a (calendar) date |
| 交往 | jiāo wǎng | to associate (with); to have contact (with) |
| 约会 (約會) | yuē huì | appointment; engagement |
| 迄今 | qì jīn | so far; to date |
| 椰枣 (椰棗) | yē zǎo | date palm; date (fruit) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 日期.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今日 | jīn rì | today |
| 日子 | rì zi | day; a (calendar) date |
| 日常 | rì cháng | day-to-day; daily; everyday |
| 日报 (日報) | rì bào | daily newspaper |
| 每日 | měi rì | daily; (soup etc) of the day |
| 时期 (時期) | shí qī | period; phase |
| 期间 (期間) | qī jiān | period of time; time |
| 长期 (長期) | cháng qī | long-term; for a protracted period |
See also: Japanese symbol for “date”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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