日

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

日 character breakdown

日
- 一
- 囗

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

囗

wéi = w + ei2

enclosure

Mnemonic symbol: a plastic enclosure. Willy Walrus (w) is keeping frozen fish in an enclosure (囗) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).

Characters with 日 as component

升

昇

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

variant of 升[sheng1]

升 = 丿 + 廾 : Mnemonic symbol: 升降机, shēng jiàng jī, a scissor lift.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) is working on an undercover job in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He is disguised as worker on a scissor lift (升), picking up bananas (丿) from engine's stones. He is always ready to strike and keeps his handcuffs (廾) ready at all times.

历

曆

lì = li + Ø4

calendar

历 = 力 + 厂 : In the space station's bathroom, Li Qingzhao is just about to hit the power button of her new chocolate factory. To commemorate this day, she marked this day in her big wall calendar.

晓

曉

xiǎo = xi + ao3

dawn / daybreak / to know / to let sb know / to make explicit

晓 = 尧 + 日 : At dawn (晓), Marie Curie (xi) and the sun (日) meet Tang Yao (尧) in the aorta (ao3). They let him know (晓) that they have been a couple for a long time and plan to marry, but Tang Yao explains that he already knows (晓).

昇

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

(used as a surname and in given names)

昵

暱

nì = ni + Ø4

familiar / intimate / to approach

昊

hào = h + ao4

vast and limitless / the vast sky

昊

hào = h + ao4