旭(xù)

HSK 7-96 strokes

dawn

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Character information

Pinyin
xù
Meaning
dawn; rising sun
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 旭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺九日

In this compound, the meaning comes from 日 (sun); 九 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

九jiǔ日rì

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 旭 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 旭

Common words using 旭 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xù旭rì日
HSK 7-9

the rising sun

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zhāng张xù旭

Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, …

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lín林xù旭

Lin Xu (1875-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun…

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日张林

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