夏雨

Xià Yǔ

proper noun

Meanings

1 Xia Yu, Chinese actor, winner of the Volpi Cup at Venice Film Festival for 《阳光灿烂的日子》 (In the Heat of the Sun)

About Xia Yu

born 1976 · 演员 actor

Actor who at 17 won the top acting prize at Venice as the Beijing teenager in 姜文's 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994), with no acting training. He is married to the actress 袁泉.

Characters

夏

Xià

summer; Xia dynasty; surname

雨

Yǔ

rain

Examples

HSK 5

夏雨和袁泉是一对明星夫妻。

Xià Yǔ hé Yuán Quán shì yí duì míngxīng fūqī.

Xia Yu and Yuan Quan are a celebrity couple.

HSK 7-9

夏雨十七岁就在威尼斯电影节拿了影帝。

Xià Yǔ shíqī suì jiù zài Wēinísī diànyǐngjié ná le yǐngdì.

Xia Yu won Best Actor at Venice at just seventeen.

Tips

culture

Moviegoers today also know him as 申公豹, the scheming sorcerer of 《封神第一部》 (Creation of the Gods I, 2023). Don't mix him up with Hong Kong's veteran TVB actor of the same name, Ha Yu, born 1946.

Stroke Order

夏 xià

雨 yǔ

夏雨