热天 (rè tiān) — hot weather; hot days | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hot weatherhot days

热天，。
rè tiān De shí hou, wǒ xǐ huan dài zài kōng tiáo fáng jiān lǐ.
During hot weather, I like to stay in an air-conditioned room.
热天。
Jīn nián xià tiān de rè tiān bǐ qù nián gèng cháng.
The hot weather this summer is longer than last year.
热天。
rè tiān Chū mén yí dìng yào duō hē shuǐ.
When going out in hot weather, you must drink plenty of water.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

The idea of 热 'hot' describes the kind of 天 'day', giving hot days or hot weather.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 熱; 热 is its simplified writing.

埶灬熱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

灬Written in full as火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

埶

埶yì熱rè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 熱 pairs 埶 with 火 (written as 灬) to show heat, while 埶 gives a sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape comes from a frontal standing man 大 with a head; 天 pairs 大 with 丁 for sound.

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