是
JLPT HSK 1

shì
Top: sun 日, bottom: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct.)
The sun looks correct: This is indeed correct!

	时
JLPT HSK 1

shí
Left: sun/day 日, right: skillful hand 寸
A day is divided by a skillful hand into: periods.

	想
JLPT HSK 1

xiǎng
Top: mutually 相 (At the tree 木 you watch 目 mutually.), below: heart 心
The mutual exchange with the heart are the thoughts.

	明
JLPT HSK 1

míng
A combination of sun 日 and moon 月
Both sun and moon shine bright.

	影
JLPT HSK 1

yǐng
Left: panorama, view 景 (The sun 日 above the capital 京 [= stone lantern] is a panorma.), right: hair 彡
(When long hair are in front of the eyes:) The panorama appears through the hair like: in a shadow.

	星
JLPT HSK 1

xīng
Top: sun 日, bottom: live 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life.)
(Due to their movement in the night sky) Suns that live are the stars.

	喝
JLPT HSK 1

hē, hè
Left: mouth 口, right: interrogation 曷 (= The mouth with tongue 日 enwraps 勹 the person 人 in the corner at the interrogation)
His mouth wants (when the sun is over the wrapped person 人) something: to drink.

	昨
JLPT HSK 1

zuó
Left: sun/day 日, right: suddenly 乍 (The saw 乍 fells [the tree] suddenly.)
(At midnight:) The present day is "sawn" into yesterday.

	早
JLPT HSK 2

zǎo
Sunrise 旦 (sun 日 above the horizon 一) with marking: 丶
When the sun is at the marking 丶 at the horizon, it is early in the morning.

	日
JLPT HSK 2

rì

This image of the sun was originally drawn as a circle with an inner point, from which this 日 was developed.

	晚
JLPT HSK 2

wǎn
Left: day/sun 日, right: avoid, escape 免 (An escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿, but without tail 丶)
The day "escapes". It's getting evening.

	唱
JLPT HSK 2

chàng
Left: mouth 口, right: prosperous, flourishing 昌 (Two suns 日 and it is flourishing.)
A mouth as big as two suns makes a good singer.

	间
JLPT HSK 2

jiān, jiàn
Outside: gate 门/門, inside: sun 日
The gate 門 has two wings (with a gap) and the sun shines between.

	晴
JLPT HSK 2

qíng
Left: day/sun 日, right: young, blue 青 (Growing plants appear in the moonshine 月 blue and young.)
Sunny and blue (sky) - It's sunny and the weather's cleared up.

	最
JLPT HSK 2

zuì
Top: sun 日, below: take/hold 取 (at the ear 耳 with the hand 又 to grasp)
The sun takes/captures [with its shine] mostly the extreme.

	者
JLPT HSK 3

zhě
Top: old man 耂, below: sun 日
The old man in the sun shows that he is the one, ...

	阳
JLPT HSK 3

yáng
Left: hill 阝(If this radical: 阝is at the left of a character it means 'hill', otherwise it means 'village'), right: sun 日
The hill is on its sunny side positiv, thus the: Yang (male)

	单
JLPT HSK 3

chán, dān, shàn
From top: coming out 丷 (here: rays or shine), sun 日, ten 十
It shines the sun in a group of ten (with nine planets, including Pluto) as the single one.

	旧
JLPT HSK 3

jiù
Left: var. of one 丨, right: sun, day 日
One day formerly.

	春
JLPT HSK 3

chūn
From top: three 三, person 人, sun 日
Three persons sit in the sun: It is spring and we are joyful!

	婚
JLPT HSK 3

hūn
Left: woman 女, right: dusk/nightfall 昏 (The family 氏 sits in the sun 日 at dusk.)
The woman comes into the family/clan 氏 at the day 日 of the marriage.

	易
JLPT HSK 3

yì
Top: sun 日, below: rays 勿
Sunshine makes it easy.

	景
JLPT HSK 4

jǐng
Top: sun 日, below: capital 京 (image of a stone lantern)
The sun above the capital is a nice scenery.

	温
JLPT HSK 4

wēn
Left: water 氵, right: 昷 (sun 日 and a bowl/plate 皿)
The water in the sunny bowl becomes warm.

	申
JLPT HSK 4

shēn
Sun/day日, lightning 丨
A flash of lightning in full daylight: What will that say to us? - Or better: A mouth 口 with a big "plus" + for the outgoing surplus when explaining.

	厚
JLPT HSK 4

hòu
From top: cliff 厂, sun 日, child 子 (.. a child with an emphasized head 乛, body 丿 and two help-seeking arms 一)
Under the cliff in the sun there is a child that is thick, but kind and generous.

	暂
JLPT HSK 4

zàn
Top: chop 斩 (The vehicle 車 was chopped by an axe 斤.), below: sun/Tag 日
In the vehicle there was an axe for a day, so only temporarily.

	普
JLPT HSK 4

pǔ
Top: to line up 並 (originally 2 x stand 立立 [for row], now merged to 並), bottom: sun 日
Lining up in the sun is generally popular.

	暖
JLPT HSK 4

nuǎn
Left: sun 日, right: to help 爰 (a hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.)
The sun helps to warm up.

	暑
JLPT HSK 4

shǔ
Top: sun 日, bottom: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日)
The sun directly above the person - that's a heat!

	智
JLPT HSK 5

zhì
At top: to know 知 (The arrow 矢 has a target 口, which it knows.), below: sun 日
Knowledge like a shining sun is true wisdom.

	显
JLPT HSK 5

xiǎn
Top: sun 日, bottom: business, occupation 业 (it's shown a volcanic vent with a hollow peak)
When the sun is (directly) above the volcanic vent, it is visible there.

	旦
JLPT HSK 5

dàn
Above: sun 日, below: horizontal line 一 for horizon [Sunset is: 莫]
When the sun appears above the horizon it's dawn.

	映
JLPT HSK 5

yìng
Left: sun 日, right: center 央 (The yoke 冂 on the shoulders of the big 大 man is centered).
When the sun reaches the zenith [= center] everything is reflecting.

	湿
JLPT HSK 5

shī
Left: water 氵, right: visible 显 (If the sun 日 is [directly] over a hollow volcanic vent 业, it is visible there)
Water makes a sunny hole (=vent) wet. Or: Water is visible, when (i.e. the floor) is wet.

	昆
JLPT HSK 5

kūn
Top: sun 日, bottom: compare 比 (originally: image of insect with carapace 日 and legs 比)
He appears like the sun in comparison (with the siblings): The elder brother.

	替
JLPT HSK 5

tì
Top: 2 x husband 夫 (The big 大 person with the extra-caring arms 一 is the husband.), bottom: sun 日
The two husbands 夫 are during sunshine 日 (= good times) exchangeable.

	宴
JLPT HSK 5

yàn
From top: roof 宀, sun 日, woman 女
Under the roof the sunny woman hosts a banquet.

	倡
JLPT HSK 5

chàng
Left: person 亻, right: to flourish 昌 (Two suns 日 and it is flourishing.)
According to this person, there should be two suns: that was the proposal!

	晕
JLPT HSK 5

yūn, yùn
Top: day, sun 日, bottom: army, military 军 (.. with camouflaged 冖 vehicles 车/車)
(due to the heat) When the sun shines on your covered vehicle, you get dizzy in it.

	旬
JLPT HSK 5

xún
Wrap sth. 勹 and sun 日
When the sun is wrapped (by clouds), then often for the duration of 10 days.

	暗
JLPT HSK 5

àn
Left: sun/day 日, right: sound/noise 音 (Stand/Get up 立 into the day 日 with sounds [of the clock radio])
When the sun stands 立 between two days 日,日 it is: dark and obscure.

	晒
JLPT HSK 5

shài
Left: sun 日, right: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west)
The sun in the west (= at the afternoon) is good for drying or a sunbath.

	踏
JLPT HSK 6

tà
Left: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), right: many 沓 (water 水, sun 日 [here: sun 日 as 吕 = stones lying next to each other])
The foot can step into water or if there is a way of aligned stones to: tread on.

	晃
JLPT HSK 6

huǎng, huàng
Top: sun 日, bottom: light, ray 光 (Fire 火 on legs 儿 serves as light.)
The sun has a shining light that is dazzling, like swinging around.

	昂
JLPT HSK 6

áng
Top: sun 日, bottom: 卬 ([at the left] an odd person 人 bowing down 卩 deeply [at the right])
Looking at the sun, the bowed person has: raised. (Or: In sunshine 日 the one-legged 卬 rabbit 卯 will raise the head.)

	盟
JLPT HSK 6

méng
Top: bright/clear 明 (sun 日, moon 月), below: bowl/plate 皿
On a bright plate, it is presented: the oath of pledge.

	昏
JLPT HSK 6

hūn
Left: family 氏 (A distorted person 人 = 亻= 厂 together with "Plus +" as multiplier makes a family.), right: sun 日
The family is sitting in the sunshine at dusk.

	旺
JLPT HSK 6

wàng
Left: sun, day 日, right: king 王
During the day, the king looks so flourishing!

	暴
JLPT HSK 6

bào
From top: sun 日, together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together.), water 水
The sun together with water exposes the violence.

	晰
JLPT HSK 6

xī
Left: sun 日, right: analysieren 析 (The tree 木 is divided with an axe 斤 for analysing.)
In the (light of the) sun, the analysis is understandable.

	昌
JLPT HSK 6

chāng
Two suns 日
Two suns shine: all is prosperous and flourishing.

	晓
JLPT HSK 6

xiǎo
Left: sun 日, right: Emperor Tang Yao 尧 (vari. of halberd 戈 and variant of table )
When the sun proceeds with the shade of the halberd to the table, it is dawn.

	昧
JLPT HSK 6

mèi
Left: sun/day 日, right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet")
The day is still immature: It is still concealed in the dark.

	昔
JLPT HSK 6

xī
Top: 龷 (here: together 共 = Put the plants 艹 on the table together.), bottom: sun 日
Together in the sun we think of the old days.

	晋
JLPT HSK 6

jìn
Top: relatively weak 亚 (Put a plank 一 on the volcanic vent 业 because is relatively weak.), below: sun 日 (here: today)
The plank shall be put on the volcanic vent within today, becase we want to move forward!

	堤
JLPT HSK 6

dī
Left: earth 土, right: correct 是 (sun 日, variant of correct 正)
The earth is correctly (used) for a dike.

	晨
JLPT HSK 6

chén
Top: sun 日, bottom: morning 辰 5th earth branch, 7-9 a.m. (=image of plowing 辰 (At the field corner 厂 a first line 一 is plowed by the farmer 农.)
With the sun at the plow already at the early morning!

	旱
JLPT HSK 6

hàn
Top: sun 日, bottom: dry 干 (laundry rack)
If the sun is particularly drying, it is a drought.

	旨
JLPT HSK 6

zhǐ
Top: sitting person 匕, bottom: sun 日
If sb. sits above the sun, he can issue orders and decrees.

	蕴
JLPT HSK 6

yùn
Top: grass 艹, bottom: 缊 (thread 纟/糸, sun 日, bowl 皿)
The grass has fibers/threads which, when viewed in light, are the bowl for inner strength.

	昼
JLPT HSK 6

zhòu
Top: Length measurement Chǐ 尺 (Chinese foot = 30.3 cm), below: Sunrise 旦 (The sun 日 over the horizon 一)
In Chǐ you measure when the sun is one foot above the horizon: then it is daytime.

	晤
JLPT HSK 6

wù
Left: sun, day 日, right: I; my 吾 (here: simplification of speech, language 语)
During the day to use 'language' means: to meet sb.

	旷
JLPT HSK 6

kuàng
Left: sun 日, right: (empty) building 广
When the sun shines into an empty building, it appears as vast wilderness.

	晶
JLPT HSK 6

jīng
3 x sun 日
(Light refraction at its cut surfaces) It becomes like three suns at the: crystal.

	爆
JLPT HSK 6

bào
Left: fire 火, right: expose/violence 暴 (sun 日 [here: frying pan, skillet], variation of together 共, water 水)
Fire leads in the frying pan together with water to an explosion.

	瀑
JLPT HSK 6

bào, pù
Left: water 氵, right: violence, expose 暴 (The sun 日 together 共 with water 水 exposes the violence.)
Water and the sun (fall) together into the water and form: the waterfall.

	捍
JLPT HSK 6

hàn
Left: hand 扌, right: drought 旱 (The sun 日 has dried 干.)
By hand the drought is warded off.

	曝
JLPT HSK 6

pù, bào
Left: sun 日, right: violence, expose 暴 (The sun 日 together 共 with water 水 exposes the violence.)
(If you spread it out, it dries better:) In the sun it is exposed for: airing or sun(-bathing).

	鲁
JLPT HSK 6

lǔ
Top: fish 鱼/魚 (.. with mouth ⺈, body 田 and tail fin 灬), bottom: sun 日
Putting the fish in the sun is stupid and clumsy.

	蹋
JLPT HSK 6

tà
Left: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), right: Variant of: collapse 塌 (You will come back to earth 土, when you want (to reach) the sun 日 with your flight 羽, whereat you collapse. [HERE: with foot 足 instead of earth 土]
The foot will on something collapsed: trample on.

	暧
JLPT HSK 6

ài
Left: sun 日, right: love 爱 (When I reach down 爫 through a cover 冖 to my friend 友 [two shaking hands , 又], then because of love.)
The sun is what I'd love, if it is dim and obscure.

	暄
JLPT HSK 6

xuān
Left: sun 日, right: announce 宣 (At the roof 宀 [= highest point] with a first sun ray 一 the sunrise 旦 is announced.)
When the sun announces, it becomes pleasant and warm.

	晾
JLPT HSK 6

liàng
Left: sun 日, right: capital 京 (image of a stone lantern)
In the sun at the stone lantern, we let it dry.

	曼
JLPT no HSK

màn
Top: sun 日, eye 罒, hand 又 (here: eyelashes)
When the sun shines on her eye with the extended eyelashes, she is beautiful & handsome.

	昭
JLPT no HSK

zhāo
Left: sun 日, right: to call together 召 (... with the sword 刀 and the mouth 口)
The sun is calling: It is becoming bright and luminous!

	冥
JLPT no HSK

míng
From top: cover 冖, sun/day 日, six 六
(The class of sunglasses?) A cover that makes the sun-light sixfold darker.

	暇
JLPT no HSK

xiá
Left: day 日, center: var. of door 戸 (with stairs 二), right: tool コ/工, hand 又
(DIY = Home improvement as a hobby:) The day when I repair door and stairs with a tool in my hand is my leisure time.

	暮
JLPT no HSK

mù
Top: negative 莫 (sink, go down: The sun 日 is setting between plants 艹, 艹= 大), bottom: sun 日
At this sinking sun, the sun stands for: evening.

	鳍
JLPT no HSK

qí
Left: fish 鱼/魚 (... with mouth ⺈, body 田 and tail fin 灬), right: person above 60 years 耆 (老 [Old man 耂, sitting person 匕], sun 日)[old man 耂 & order, purpose 旨]
At the fish they give like an old man 耂 (with the fingers 指), the orders 旨: the fins.

	晌
JLPT no HSK

shǎng
Left: sun 日, right: in direction to 向 (At the house 冂 the window 口 is in: this ノ direction.)
The sun moves in the direction towards: midday.

	旭
JLPT no HSK

xù
Left: nine 九, right: sun 日
The upward direction ナ over the horizon 一 with a sun ray 乚 stands for: rising sun.

	嗜
JLPT no HSK

shì
Left: mouth 口, right: old man 耆 (old, experienced 老 [old man 耂, sitting person 匕], sun 日)
(He likes eating?) By the mouth has the old man his preferences: his addiction.

	榻
JLPT no HSK

tà
Left: tree 木, right: sun 日 (here: pillow) and wings/feathers 羽 (here: feather bed or comforter)
Made of wood, with a pillow, and a feather-bed (duvet): a bed or couch.

	悍
JLPT no HSK

hàn
Left: feelings 忄, right: drought 旱 (the sun 日 has dried 干)
(The plants are withered) The feelings at this drought are fierce.

	晦
JLPT no HSK

huì
Left: sun 日, right: every 每 (every person 人 = has a mother 母)
(You get suntanned face color.) In the sun, everybody gets dark.

	瘟
JLPT no HSK

wēn
Left: disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick), right: 昷 (variant of warm 温 = The water 氵 on a sunny 日 plate 皿 becomes warm.)
(You get fever:) The disease of heat is: an infection.

	曳
JLPT no HSK

yè
(Due to the weight, the person 人 is deformed)
A person 人 with a heavy load 日 on the shoulders who is dragging or pulling.

	曙
JLPT no HSK

shǔ
Left: sun 日, right: government office 署 (The eyes 罒 above the persons 者 are a government office.) [see the similarity to: heat 暑]
When the sun 日 is still flat without heat 暑 (this sun 日 is 90°-rotated 罒 over a person 者), we are in the dawn.

	撮
JLPT no HSK

cuō
Left: hand 扌, right: most, extremely 最 (The sun 日 takes/captures 取 [with its shine] mostly the extreme. [to take 取 = at the ear 耳 by hand 又]
The hand captures sth. extreme, when bringing things together.

	堰
JLPT no HSK

yàn
Left: earth 土, right: 匽 (frame 匚, sun 日 (here: simplified field 田), woman 女)
The earth that (protects) as a frame the (simplified) fields and the women is: a dam.

	晖
JLPT no HSK

huī
Left: sun 日, right: army, military 军 (.. with covered 冖 camouflaged vehicles 车/車)
The sun has 'military power' by the: sunshine.

	憬
JLPT no HSK

jǐng
Left: feelings 忄, right: scenery, view 景 (.. with the sun 日 over the capital 京)
Feelings at this view: yearning and longing.

	曦
JLPT no HSK

xī
Left: sun 日, right: emperor Fuxi / Fu Hsi 羲 (With sheep 羊, rice plants 禾, seeweed 丂 and halbards 戈 was: Fuxi)
The sun of Fu Hsi is the first light of the day.

	耆
JLPT no HSK

qí
Top: old, experienced 老 (old man 耂 as a sitting person 匕), bottom: sun 日
Image of an old man sitting in the sun (.. who gives instructions 旨 with the finger 指.)

	沓
JLPT no HSK

tà
Top: water 水, bottom: day, sun 日
(Flowing) water and the days come again and again.

	晏
JLPT no HSK

yàn
Top: sun 日, below: peaceful 安 (A woman 女 in the house 宀 makes it peaceful.)
The sun over the 'peaceful' emphasizes: quietness.

	昊
JLPT no HSK

hào
Top: sun 日, bottom: sky, heaven 天
The sun and the heaven are: vast and limitless.