孟夏
mèng xià · the first month of summer (i.e. the fourth lunisolar month)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 孟夏
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
summer; CL:個|个[ge4]
夏令营xiàlìngyíngsummer camp
盛夏shèngxiàmidsummer; the height of summer
孟浪mèng lànghasty; rash; impetuous
孟婆汤mèng pó tāngpotion given to souls by the goddess Meng Po 孟婆[Meng4 po2] before they are reincarnated that makes them forget their previous existence
孟宗竹mèng zōng zhúsee 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]