夏天
xiàtiān
summer
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
夏summer
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天heavens
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10 strokes · 6.9s
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Examples
- 夏天很热。Summer is hot.
- 夏天去海边。Beach in summer.
Collocations
夏天来了夏天的到夏天
Mnemonic
夏天 xiàtiān "summer" — 夏 (summer, originally a person with head and feet visible, suggesting summer attire) + 天 (season suffix). Cognate of Japanese 夏 natsu.
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