夏

xià
HSK 3
#1,124 most
frequent character
summer
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

夏 once showed a person, head over feet, under the sun, so it first meant 'summer.' The sun part is missing in the modern shape. The Xia dynasty sense was borrowed only for its sound.

Drawn as: person under sun

夏 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
厦
sound2 characters
厦嗄

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Example Sentences

夏天是我最喜欢的季节。
xiàtiān shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de jìjié 。
Summer is my favorite season.
今年的夏天特别热。
jīnnián de xiàtiān tèbié rè 。
This summer is especially hot.
我通常在夏天去海边游泳。
wǒ tōngcháng zài xiàtiān qù hǎibiān yóuyǒng 。
I usually go swimming at the beach in summer.

Words with similar meanings

暑期shǔqī
summer vacation
Specifically refers to the vacation period during summer, often used in an academic context.

Homophones

HSK 1
下xià
down, downwards, below, lower
HSK 5
吓xià
to frighten, to scare, to intimidate

Words Starting With 夏

夏令营xià lìng yíng
summer camp

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Days of the week, months, seasons, telling time, and related expressions.
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Describing temperature, precipitation, seasons, forecasts, and related terms.
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