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Xià

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Xià Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Xià | Xia4
English translation
the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
surname Xia
summer
summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty

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About Xià

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Xià

Contains the radical

suī

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Etymology of Xià

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Positional decomposition

一自夂

Explanation

Pictograph of a person, represented by their head () and feet ( zhǐ ), being heated underneath the sun (). The sun component was later omitted for brevity during the Warring States period.

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Example sentences using Xià

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夏洛克 Xià luò kè Xiàng 安东尼奥 zǒu ,准备 zhǔnbèi dòng Dāo le .

Shylock advances toward Antonio and prepares to use his knife.

chūn Xià 秋冬 shì 四季 sì jì .

Spring summer, autumn and winter are four seasons.

一年 yǒu , zhè 四季 sì jì shì chūn Xià Qiū dōng .

There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter.

安东尼奥巴塞尼奥 liǎng 人来 Xiàng 夏洛克 Xià luò kè jiè Qián .

Antonio went to Shylock with Bassanio to borrow the money.

一年 de 四季 sì jì shì chūn Xià Qiū dōng .

The four seasons of 1 year are spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Words with Xià

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
夏天 xià tiān summer夏天 xià tiān
Xià summer Xià
夏威夷 Xià wēi yí Hawaii, US state夏威夷 Xià wēi yí
夏季 xià jì summer夏季 xià jì
夏日 xià rì summertime夏日 xià rì
华夏 Huá xià Cathay華夏
夏洛特 Xià luò tè Charlotte (name)夏洛特 Xià luò tè
夏令营 xiàlìngyíng summer camp夏令營
宁夏 Níng xià Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. níng | nìng [Níng], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川 Yín chuān [Yín​chuān]寧夏
夏普 Xià pǔ Sharp Corporation夏普 Xià pǔ
夏利 Xià lì Xiali, car brand by Tianjin FAW Xiali Motor Company夏利 Xià lì
夏娃 Xià wá Eve (in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 Xià wá {Haa6waa1})夏娃 Xià wá
盛夏 shèng xià midsummer盛夏 shèng xià
夏洛克 Xià luò kè Sherlock (name)夏洛克 Xià luò kè
西夏 Xī Xià Western Xia dynasty 1038-1227 of Tangut people 黨項|党项 Dǎng xiàng occupying modern Ningxia and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, overthrown by Mongols西夏 Xī Xià
初夏 chū xià early summer初夏 chū xià
春夏秋冬 chūn xià qiū dōng the four seasons春夏秋冬 chūn xià qiū dōng
仲夏 zhòng xià midsummer仲夏 zhòng xià
华夏银行 Huá xià Yín háng Huaxia Bank華夏銀行
夏河 Xià hé Xiahe county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州 Gān nán Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu [Gān​nán​Zàng​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet夏河 Xià hé
江夏 Jiāng xià Jiangxia district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市 Wǔ hàn shì [Wǔ​hàn​shì], Hubei江夏 Jiāng xià

Xià Decomposition & Compounds

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Xià Decomposition

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Xià Compounds

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