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Chinese symbol for “summertime”

夏日
xià rì
summertime

The closest CC-CEDICT match for summertime is 夏日 (xià rì), defined as: summertime.

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
日 rì
sun; day; daytime
radical 72 ⽇ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 夏日.

WordPinyinMeaning
夏天xià tiānsummer; 个 (gè)
夏季xià jìsummer
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
今日jīn rìtoday
日子rì ziday; a (calendar) date
日常rì chángday-to-day; daily; everyday

See also: Japanese symbol for “summertime”.

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.