昔 xī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 廿 twenty, twentieth 日 sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
昔日
xīrì
former days; in former times
Characters in this word
日 rì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 昔日的工业港口如今转型为文化园区，吸引了大量年轻创业者。 Xīrì de gōngyè gǎngkǒu rújīn zhuǎnxíng wéi wénhuà yuánqū, xīyǐn le dàliàng niánqīng chuàngyèzhě. The former industrial port has now been transformed into a cultural park, attracting many young entrepreneurs.
- 昔日的小渔村如今变成了热闹的旅游小镇。 Xīrì de xiǎo yúcūn rújīn biànchéng le rènao de lǚyóu xiǎozhèn. The former small fishing village has now become a lively tourist town.
- 他们是昔日的同窗，多年后在这座城市重逢。 Tāmen shì xīrì de tóngchuāng, duō nián hòu zài zhè zuò chéngshì chóngféng. They were schoolmates in the old days and met again in this city many years later.