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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

夏 xià
summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
radical 35 ⼢ · 10 strokes
天 tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “summer”

WordPinyinMeaning
夏xiàsummer
夏季xià jìsummer
夏令xià lìngsummer; summer weather
壮年 (壯年)zhuàng niánlit. robust years; prime of life

Related words

Other words that share a character with 夏天.

WordPinyinMeaning
夏季xià jìsummer
夏日xià rìsummertime
夏令营 (夏令營)xià lìng yíngsummer camp
盛夏shèng xiàmidsummer; the height of summer
仲夏zhòng xiàmidsummer; second month of summer
今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now
每天měi tiānevery day
明天míng tiāntomorrow

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.

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