暇 meaning and stroke order
Leisure, relaxation, spare time
How to write 暇, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 暇
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- leisure
How 暇 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sun.
日 gives the meaning and 叚 hints at the sound.
Radical: 日 (sun), shared by 116 characters on this site.
How to remember 暇
The sun 日 on the left stands for days and time, and 叚 (jiǎ) on the right gives the sound. Picture a free day in the sun when you finally have spare time.
暇 (xiá) is mostly used in written or formal words rather than alone. Common words include 无暇 (wúxiá, too busy for) and 闲暇 (xiánxiá, leisure time). Example: 他工作太忙，无暇休息。(Tā gōngzuò tài máng, wúxiá xiūxi.) He is so busy at work that he has no time to rest.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 暇 with 假 (jià or jiǎ, holiday or fake), because both share the part 叚. Remember that 暇 has the sun 日 for time, while 假 has the person radical 亻.
Common words with 暇
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 无暇 | wúxiá | too busy; to have no time for |
暇 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 暇
How many strokes are in 暇?
暇 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 暇 mean?
暇 (xiá) means leisure, relaxation, spare time. A common word with it is 无暇 (wúxiá), meaning "too busy; to have no time for".
How do you pronounce 暇?
暇 is pronounced xiá, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 暇?
The radical of 暇 is 日, which carries the idea of "sun". Dictionaries list 暇 under this radical.
Is 无暇 the same as 无瑕?
No. 无暇 (wúxiá) with 日 means having no time. 无瑕 (wúxiá) with the jade radical 王 means flawless, as in 完美无瑕 (perfect and flawless). They sound identical, so watch the left side.
Can I say 我有暇 to mean I have free time?
It sounds stiff in daily speech. In conversation people say 我有空 (wǒ yǒu kòng) or 我有时间 (wǒ yǒu shíjiān). Save 暇 for formal writing and set words like 闲暇 and 无暇.