夏 (xià): Summer — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 3

HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Recognition 3 Writing 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 夏

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 夏

3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 夏

夏 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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4.

How to Use 夏

season words

夏 + timeplace

These words are the most useful learner forms for talking about summer and hot-season settings.

5.

Example Sentences

xià夏

tiān天

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

qù去

hǎi

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HSK 3.0 · L3

xià夏

tiān天

summer

HSK 5

xià夏

lìng令

yíng营

summer camp

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shèng盛

xià夏

midsummer

海

biān边

yóu游

yǒng泳

。

In summer I like to go swimming at the beach

hái孩

zi子

men们

cān参

jiā加

le了

yǒu有

qù趣

de的

xià夏

lìng令

yíng营

。

The children participated in an interesting summer camp.

Xiǎo小

xià夏

shì是

wǒ我

de的

hǎo好

péng朋

yǒu友

。

Xiao Xia is my good friend.

Wǒ我

zuì最

xǐ喜

huan欢

de的

jì季

jié节

shì是

xià夏

。

My favorite season is summer.

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huān欢

zài在

xià夏

rì日

bàng傍

wǎn晚

sàn散

bù步

。

I like to take a walk on summer evenings.

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