Writing
生日 (shēng rì) — how to say "birthday" in Chinese
生日
Birthday
noun
Character composition
生
to be born, life
日
day, sun
Radicals / Keys
日
Sun
#72 · rì · 4 strokes
生
Life
#100 · shēng · 5 strokes
Collocations
我的生日
wǒ de shēngrì
my birthday
Examples
我生日的时候，朋友送我礼物。
On my birthday, friends gave me gifts.
今天是我生日
Today is my birthday.
Mnemonic
[shēng rì-] Shark 🦈 is having a wild pool party to celebrate its birthday 生日 under the blazing sun ☀️. The water splashes as it leaps through the 生 life ring, perfectly aligning with the 日 sun, making every 生日 in the ocean an adventure worth remembering!
Dates and years
Dates in Chinese →Frequently asked questions
How do you say "birthday" in Chinese?
"birthday" in Chinese is 生日 (shēng rì).
生日 meaning in English
生日 (shēng rì) means "Birthday".
How is 生日 pronounced?
It is pronounced shēng rì (written as sheng ri, shengri). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Birthday in Chinese characters
It is written 生日: 生 has 5 strokes, 日 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 生日?
生日 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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