Chinese

夏天

xiàtiān
summer
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 3

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  • characterChinese夏 “great; grand; magnificent; eminent”
    • ideaChinese日 “Sun”
    • ideaChinese頁 “sheet (of paper)”
      • componentChinese首 “head”
      • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”
    • componentChinese止 “foot”
  • characterChinese天 “sky; heavens; heavenly; celestial”
    • meaningChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
    • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”

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