暑
暑 (shǔ) · hot
暑 (shǔ) means “hot”. It is made of 日 + 者 and has 12 strokes.
Break 暑 into its parts
What 暑 is made of
- 日 rì — sun; day
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 者 zhě — that which
- 耂 lǎo — old
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日 rì — sun; day
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 耂 lǎo — old
Origin hint: 日 gives the meaning, 者 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
暑 stroke order
Example sentences with 暑假
暑假我想去海边。Shǔjià wǒ xiǎng qù hǎibiān.I want to go to the seaside over summer vacation.
你的暑假过得怎么样？Nǐ de shǔjià guò de zěnmeyàng?How was your summer vacation?
Words with 暑
Also built with 日
- 冒màoto risk
- 旦dàndawn
- 旧jiùold
- 旨zhǐaim
- 早zǎoearly
- 旬xúnten-day period
- 旱hàndry
- 时shítime
- 旷kuàngbroad
- 旺wàngto flourish
- 昂ángto rise
- 昆kūnelder brother
Quick facts
| Pinyin | shǔ |
|---|---|
| Meaning | hot |
| Strokes | 12 |
| Radical | 日 (sun, #72) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
Questions about 暑
What does 暑 mean?
暑 (shǔ) means “hot”.
How many strokes does 暑 have?
暑 has 12 strokes.
What is the radical of 暑?
The radical of 暑 is 日 (rì, “sun”), Kangxi radical number 72.
What parts make up 暑?
暑 is made of 日 (sun; day) and 者 (that which).
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