Chinese symbol for “sunrise”
日出
rì chū
sunrise
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sunrise is 日出 (rì chū), defined as: sunrise.
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 “sunrise”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暹 | xiān | sunrise |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 日出.
| 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 |
| 日期 | rì qī | date |
| 出现 (出現) | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 出来 (出來) | chū lái | to come out; to appear |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sunrise”.
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.