夏天
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
夏天 (xiàtiān) · summer
夏天 (xiàtiān) means “summer”. It is written with 2 characters: 夏 (summer) + 天 (day). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 夏天 is built
The characters
夏 xià · summer
What 夏 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 目mù — eye
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
夏天很热。Xiàtiān hěn rè.Summer is very hot.
你夏天去哪儿玩？Nǐ xiàtiān qù nǎr wán?Where do you go in summer?
Questions about 夏天
What does 夏天 mean?
夏天 (xiàtiān) means “summer”.
How do you pronounce 夏天?
夏天 is pronounced xiàtiān.
Which HSK level is 夏天?
夏天 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 夏季xiàjìsummer
- 夏令营xiàlìngyíngsummer camp
- 夏xiàsummer
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
- 天气tiānqìweather
Learn 夏天 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.