夏至 Xiàzhì summer solstice Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 古人通过圭表投下的影子来确定冬至和夏至。 gǔrén tōngguò guī biǎo tóuxià de yǐngzi lái quèdìng Dōngzhì hé Xiàzhì. The ancients determined the winter and summer solstices by observing the shadows cast by the gnomon. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary