(xiá)

13 strokes

leisure

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xiá
Meaning
leisure
Strokes
13
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰日叚

In this compound, the meaning comes from (sun); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiá

to have no time (for sth); to be too busy (to do sth)

Open 不暇 page →
xiá

too busy; to have no time for; fully occupied

Open 无暇 page →
kōngxiá

idle; free time; leisure

Open 空暇 page →

to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)

Open 好整以暇 page →

more than one can attend to (idiom)

Open 应接不暇 page →

no time to spare (idiom)

Open 日无暇晷 page →

lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes

Open 目不暇接 page →

lit. the eye cannot take it all in (idiom)

Open 目不暇给 page →

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