暇
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xiá · leisure, relaxation, spare time

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Character anatomy

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The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

日Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 暇

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Example sentences

Notice where 暇 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ yào gèng hǎo dì lì yòng xián xiá shí jiān.你要更好地利用闲暇时间。

You should make better use of your free time.

Source: Tatoeba #333838 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ cháng cháng zài wǒ de xián xiá shí hòu tīng guǎng bō.我常常在我的闲暇时候听广播。

I often spend my leisure time listening to the radio.

Source: Tatoeba #357935 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài xián xiá shí hòu xiě shī.我在闲暇时候写诗。

I write poems in my free time.

Source: Tatoeba #357936 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xián xiá shí jiān dǎ gāo ěr fū.她闲暇时间打高尔夫。

She plays golf in her free time.

Source: Tatoeba #11294952 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhōng guó yǒu shén me xián xiá ma?中国有什么闲暇吗?

Is there any leisure in China?

Source: Tatoeba #858937 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zài xián xiá de shí hòu yì bān zuò shén mó?你在閒暇的時候一般做什麼?

What do you usually do in your spare time?

Source: Tatoeba #6120165 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 暇 in context

  1. Say xiá, then recall the core meaning: leisure, relaxation, spare time.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 不暇 (bù xiá), meaning “to have no time”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 暇 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.