Sun: 日 (3)

日 is called ひ or ひへん and often relates to the sun, daylight, or time. 旦 means dawn, 晨 morning, and 暉 shining light; in 曹, the visible 日 is not a reliable clue to the whole character’s meaning.

日 has 4 strokes; in 旦, write the horizontal line below 日 last.

• 曹 office, comrade
• 暢 stretch
• 暉 shine, light
• 旺 flourishing, vigorous
• 旦 dawn, morning
• 昂 rise
• 昴 Pleiades
• 晏 late, quiet, setting sun
• 晨 morning, early
• 晟 clear