暑
hot, heat
At a glance · 暑
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
暑字小篆从日者声，为形声字；本义为炎热。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
暑本义为炎热，与寒相对。
Structure
形声字，上部『日』为意符表太阳，下部『者』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinshǔ
Radical日
Strokes13
UnicodeU+6691
Character type形声
Theme状态
Six languages, one character
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English
hot, heat
Shu is a phonetic-semantic character meaning heat and hot weather.
Français
chaud, chaleur
Shu est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant la chaleur et le temps chaud.
Español
caluroso, calor
Shu es un carácter fonosemántico que significa calor y tiempo caluroso.
العربية
حار، حرارة
شو حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الحرارة والجو الحار.
Русский
жаркий, жара
Шу — фоносемантический знак, означающий жару и жаркую погоду.
Common words
- 暑假shǔ jiàsummer holiday
- 暑热shǔ rèheat