Chinese symbol for “sunday”
星期
xīng qī
week; 个 (gè); day of the week; Sunday
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sunday is 星期 (xīng qī), defined as: week; 个 (gè); day of the week; Sunday.
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 “sunday”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 星期.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明星 | míng xīng | star; celebrity |
| 卫星 (衛星) | wèi xīng | (aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon |
| 三星 | sān xīng | three major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 (Shēn xiù) Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion |
| 火星 | huǒ xīng | spark (from a fire) |
| 星球 | xīng qiú | celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body |
| 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 “sunday”.
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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