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暑
shǔ
1. heat
2. hot weather
3. summer heat
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

暑
shǔ
hot; heat; summer
HSK 4 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

中暑
zhòngshǔ
sunstroke
冒暑
màoshǔ
heat stroke (TCM)
受暑
shòushǔ
affected by heat
大暑
Dàshǔ
Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms [[二十四節氣|二十四节气]] 23rd July-6th August
小暑
Xiǎoshǔ
Xiaoshu or Lesser Heat, 11th of the 24 solar terms [[二十四節氣|二十四节气]] 7th-22nd July
暑促
shǔcù
summer promotion (sale)
暑假
shǔjià
summer vacation
暑天
shǔtiān
hot (summer) day
暑期
shǔqī
summer vacation time
暑气
shǔqì
(summer) heat
暑温
shǔwēn
summer-warm disease (TCM)
暑热
shǔrè
hot (summer) weather
暑瘟
shǔwēn
tropical disease
消暑
xiāoshǔ
to spend a summer holiday
处暑
Chǔshǔ
Chushu or End of Heat, 14th of the 24 solar terms [[二十四節氣|二十四节气]] 23rd August-7th September
避暑
bìshǔ
to be away for the summer holidays
酷暑
kùshǔ
intense heat
放暑假
fàng shǔjià
Summer vacation
HSK 4
暑期学校
shǔqīxuéxiào
summer school
避暑山庄
bìshǔshānzhuāng
mountain resort

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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
2,742
Word Frequency Rank
5,744 of 84,292

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