Chinese symbol for “midsummer”
盛夏
shèng xià
midsummer; the height of summer
The closest CC-CEDICT match for midsummer is 盛夏 (shèng xià), defined as: midsummer; the height of summer.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “midsummer”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 盛夏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盛大 | shèng dà | grand; majestic |
| 盛行 | shèng xíng | to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent |
| 盛会 (盛會) | shèng huì | pageant; distinguished meeting |
| 盛世 | shèng shì | a flourishing period; period of prosperity |
| 旺盛 | wàng shèng | vigorous; exuberant |
| 兴盛 (興盛) | xīng shèng | to flourish; to thrive |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer; 个 (gè) |
| 夏季 | xià jì | summer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “midsummer”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.