立夏

Lìxià

noun

Meanings

1 Lixia, Start of Summer (7th solar term, around May 5-20)

Characters

to establish, begin

Examples

今天是立夏。

Jīntiān shì Lìxià.

Today is the Start of Summer solar term.

立夏过后天气越来越热。

Lìxià guòhòu tiānqì yuè lái yuè rè.

After Lixia, the weather gets hotter and hotter.

Tips

culture

立夏 is the 7th of the 24 solar terms (二十四节气), marking the astronomical start of summer around May 5. Traditional customs include weighing people (称人) and eating boiled eggs — believed to ward off summer fatigue (疰夏).

Stroke Order

立 lì

夏 xià