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summer heat

HSK 4 N3
shǔ
ショ
あつ.い
Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound.
Components
day+ person =
summer heat
Meaning component
day
sun
Phonetic component
zhě person
that which
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[shǔ]
heat; hot weather; summer heat
Japanese
しょ 同音

noun

  1. heat
  2. midsummer
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あつ
Atsu female given name