Chinese Word: 夏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

夏HSK 3

Pinyin: xià

English Definition: summer

Chinese Definition:
①一年的第二季：夏季。夏天。夏令。夏播。夏熟。夏粮。
②中国朝代名：夏代。夏历。
③指中国：华夏。
④姓氏。

Antonyms: 冬

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 夊

Character Formation:

⿳ Above to middle and below
- 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone
- 自 [ zì ] self; private, personal; from
- 夂 [ zhǐ ] to go

Similar Characters: 戛

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 夏

夏天	xià tiān	summer; Classifiers: 个
宁夏	níng xià	Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 宁
夏季	xià jì	summer
华夏	huá xià	old name for China; Cathay
夏令营HSK 5	xià lìng yíng	summer camp

1		bā yuè fèn 八月份 shì 是 xià tiān 夏天。 August is in summer.
2		xià tiān 夏天 de 的 tiān qì 天气 hěn rè 很热。 The weather is hot in summer.
3		tā 她 xǐ huan 喜欢 zài 在 xià tiān 夏天 yóu yǒng 游泳。 She enjoys swimming in the ocean during the summer months.
4		wǒ men 我们 jīn nián xià tiān 今年夏天 qù lǚ xíng 去旅行。 We are going on a trip this summer.
5		wǒ 我 xià tiān 夏天 jīng cháng 经常 chuān 穿 liáng xié 凉鞋。 I often wear sandals in the summer.

1		bā yuè fèn 八月份 shì 是 xià tiān 夏天。 August is in summer.
2		xià tiān 夏天 de 的 tiān qì 天气 hěn rè 很热。 The weather is hot in summer.
3		tā 她 xǐ huan 喜欢 zài 在 xià tiān 夏天 yóu yǒng 游泳。 She enjoys swimming in the ocean during the summer months.
4		wǒ men 我们 jīn nián xià tiān 今年夏天 qù lǚ xíng 去旅行。 We are going on a trip this summer.
5		wǒ 我 xià tiān 夏天 jīng cháng 经常 chuān 穿 liáng xié 凉鞋。 I often wear sandals in the summer.