夏至

Xiàzhì

noun #50,958

Meanings

1 Xiazhi, Summer Solstice (10th solar term, around June 21)

Characters

to reach, arrive at the extreme

Examples

夏至是一年中白天最长的一天。

Xiàzhì shì yī nián zhōng báitiān zuì cháng de yī tiān.

The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year.

北方人夏至吃面。

Běifāng rén Xiàzhì chī miàn.

Northerners eat noodles on the Summer Solstice.

Tips

culture

夏至 is the 10th of the 24 solar terms. On this day the sun reaches its northernmost point and the Northern Hemisphere has its longest daylight. A common saying: 冬至饺子夏至面 — dumplings on the Winter Solstice, noodles on the Summer Solstice.

Stroke Order

夏 xià

至 zhì