暑
- heat;
- summer heat;
- hot weather;
Etymology
A phono-semantic compound composed of:
日 (sun) — semantic component, indicating heat and sunlight
者 (person; one who) — phonetic component (shǔ)
The character expresses the idea of a person exposed to the blazing sun, conveying intense heat rather than warmth in general. From this, the meaning naturally extended to summer heat and hot seasons.
Usage in Korean
暑中 (서중) — midsummer
酷暑 (혹서) — extreme heat
避暑 (피서) — escaping the heat; summer retreat
暑氣 (서기) — summer heat; heat in the air
Additional notes
暑 denotes intense, seasonal heat, especially the oppressive heat of summer.
It differs from 熱 (열):
暑 — seasonal or climatic heat (summer heat)
熱 — heat in general, fever, passion, thermal energy
Related characters:
夏 — summer (season itself)
熱 — heat; fever; passion
炎 — blaze; scorching heat
暖 — warm (moderate warmth)
Alternative forms
Words that derived from 暑
- 대서(大暑)–One of the 24 seasonal divisions, said to be the hottest time of a year; it falls on around July 24th
- 소서(小暑)–One of the 24 seasonal divisions said to be the day that sweltering heat sets in; it falls on around July 7th
- 처서(處暑)–One of the 24 seasonal divisions of a year in the Korean calendar, when late summer heat is said to diminish; it falls on or around August 23rd
- 피서(避暑)–summer vacation
- 한서(寒暑)–cold and heat; winter and summer
- 혹서(酷暑)–severe heat; extreme heat
- 日十大日 (AJKA)
- 日十大戈 (AJKI)
- ⿱ 日 者 (G H T J V)
- ⿳ 日 ⿸ 耂 丶 日 (K)
Neighboring characters in the dictionary
