暇

xiá
#2,755 most
frequent character
leisure

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

暇 pairs 日 the sun with 叚 jiǎ, the sound part, matching in rhyme. Time under the sun gives the first sense, 'leisure time', which grew to 'free time'.

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Homophones

HSK 6
霞xiá
red clouds
侠xiá
knight-errant, brave and chivalrous
峡xiá
gorge
辖xiá
linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle)

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