旭 xù the rising sun
怎么记住“旭”: 九 nine + 日 sun = the rising sun. By nine the teenager wakes to a bright sun, and her grandpa teases that he has already painted the rising sun.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
旭 = 九 nine + 日 sun
- 九 nine sound
- 日 sun meaning
By nine the teenager wakes to a bright sun, and her grandpa teases that he has already painted the rising sun.
How it came to be
The sun gives the meaning and the sign for nine gives the sound.
用法
- The rising morning sun: 旭日 (xùrì), as in 旭日东升 (xùrì-dōngshēng) the sun rising in the east.
- Warm, hopeful imagery; very common in given names. Rarely used as a free word in ordinary speech.