昼 Strokes Write it Listen 昼 zhòu daytime, daylight HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 尸 Ideograph 1 word Built from尺chǐruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.旦dàndawn; morning; day How it worksWhen the sun is a foot 尺 above the horizon 旦.