暑 (shǔ) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- hot
- heat
- summer
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
暑 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 暑 is 日 — meaning sun. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 普晨景暖暂.
How the character is built
暑 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 日 (sun) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 者 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 暑
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
暑 appears in 12 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 暑 / 相关任务
Words containing 暑 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 暑 mean in Chinese?
暑 (shǔ) means hot; heat; summer. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 暑 have?
暑 is written in 12 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 暑?
The radical of 暑 is 日 (sun). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 普, 晨, 景, 暖, 暂.
What is the pinyin for 暑?
暑 is pronounced shǔ.
What HSK 4 words use 暑?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 暑 appears in 1 word, including 暑假 (shǔjià). See the full list above.