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暑 Stroke Order — How to Write 暑

Stroke Order

暑 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 日, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

暑 Radical and Character Components

Components:日者

暑 is a phono-semantic compound: 日 (sun) carries the meaning, while 者 indicates the sound.

Radical: 日 + 8 more strokes

暑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shǔ

Meanings of 暑 in Chinese

1

shǔ暑

Refers to heat, hot weather, summer, or summer vacation.
酷暑难耐,大家要注意防晒和补水。
The extreme heat is unbearable; everyone should pay attention to sun protection and hydration.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), 'shu' (summer-heat) refers to one of the 'six exogenous pathogenic factors' (liù yín) that typically manifests in summer and can cause illnesses like heatstroke or digestive issues.
夏季温湿,让人易感暑气,应多补水。
The warm and humid summer makes people susceptible to summer-heat pathogen, so one should drink plenty of water.

Common Words and Phrases with 暑

1
shǔ暑jià假
Summer vacation
孩子们盼望着暑假可以去奶奶家玩
The children are looking forward to going to grandma's house to play during the summer vacation.
2
shǔ暑qī期
Summer vacation period.
许多学生利用暑期参加各种学习和实践活动。
Many students utilize the summer period to participate in various learning and practical activities.
3
shǔ暑qì气
summer heat
虽然已经是傍晚,但暑气未消,地面依然滚烫。
Even though it was already evening, the summer heat had not dissipated, and the ground remained scorching hot.
4
shǔ暑rè热
hot summer weather
盛夏的暑热让人感到疲惫,只想待在空调房里。
The intense summer heat makes people feel tired, wishing only to stay in an air-conditioned room.
5
shǔ暑tiān天
hot summer days
在炎热的暑天,一杯冰镇饮料最能解渴。
During the hot summer days, an iced drink is the most refreshing and thirst-quenching.

More words with 暑

  • kù酷shǔ暑Scorching heat, Dog days
  • yán炎shǔ暑hot summer; scorching summer
  • chǔ处shǔ暑End of Heat
  • rù溽shǔ暑Sweltering heat, Sultry summer
  • bì避shǔ暑to escape the summer heat, to summer
  • jié解shǔ暑Relieve heat, Cool down
  • fáng防shǔ暑Heatstroke prevention, Heat prevention
  • shǔ暑shī湿Summer-dampness, Summer damp
  • xiāo消shǔ暑Cool off, Beat the heat
  • zhòng中shǔ暑heatstroke, sunstroke
  • hán寒shǔ暑cold and heat, winter and summer
  • qū祛shǔ暑relieve summer heat, beat the heat
  • huàn逭shǔ暑escape the heat, avoid summer heat
  • shǔ暑jià假jì计huà划summer plan, summer vacation plan
  • fáng防shǔ暑jiàng降wēn温Heatstroke prevention and cooling, Cooling down and preventing heat-related illness
  • qū祛shǔ暑jiàng降wēn温Cooling and heat relief, To dispel heat and cool down
  • rù溽shǔ暑nán难nài耐unbearable summer heat, sweltering heat is hard to endure
  • xiāo消shǔ暑jiā佳pǐn品Summer refreshment, Summer cooler
  • xiāo消shǔ暑jiě解kě渴Quench thirst and relieve heat, Beat the heat and hydrate

Idioms with 暑

  • shǔ暑wǎng往hán寒lái来summer goes, winter comes
  • hán寒lái来shǔ暑wǎng往seasons come and go
  • shǔ暑lái来hán寒wǎng往summer goes, winter comes
  • fēng风hán寒shǔ暑shī湿wind, cold, summer heat, and dampness
  • hán寒gēng耕shǔ暑yún耘toil diligently in farming year-round
  • hán寒wǎng往shǔ暑lái来winter goes and summer comes
  • qí祁hán寒shǔ暑yǔ雨severe winter cold and summer heat
  • yán炎tiān天shǔ暑yuè月scorching hot summer
  • shǔ暑yǔ雨qí祁hán寒scorching rain and severe cold
  • qí祁hán寒kù酷shǔ暑extreme cold in winter and heat in summer
  • qí祁hán寒rù溽shǔ暑severe cold in winter and muggy heat in summer
  • shèng盛shǔ暑qí祁hán寒intense summer and severe winter

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Questions about 暑

What does 暑 mean in Chinese?

暑 (shǔ) means “Refers to heat” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 暑?

暑 is pronounced shǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 暑 have?

暑 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 暑?

暑 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 日. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 暑?

The radical of 暑 is 日, and 暑 is a phono-semantic compound.

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