Chinese symbol for “summer”
夏天
xià tiān
summer; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for summer is 夏天 (xià tiān), defined as: summer; 个 (gè).
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 “summer”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夏 | xià | summer |
| 夏季 | xià jì | summer |
| 夏令 | xià lìng | summer; summer weather |
| 壮年 (壯年) | zhuàng nián | lit. robust years; prime of life |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 夏天.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夏季 | xià jì | summer |
| 夏日 | xià rì | summertime |
| 夏令营 (夏令營) | xià lìng yíng | summer camp |
| 盛夏 | shèng xià | midsummer; the height of summer |
| 仲夏 | zhòng xià | midsummer; second month of summer |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
See also: Japanese symbol for “summer”.
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.