昨
昨
“yesterday”
Radical: 日
Strokes: 9
Level: HSK 3
How 昨 is built — side by side
日
Sun / day · rì
The sun with a dot inside. Time words are full of it: 明 早 晚 时.
乍
first time
first time, for the first time, suddenly
The story behind 昨
Sun (日) + 乍 (zhà, suddenly) = yesterday (昨). The sun that "just" set.
💡 昨天 (zuótiān) = yesterday.
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