xià

the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC

Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432); surname Xia; summer

a picture of 夏 → a grand figure standing tall in summer's peak

夏 is an ancient pictograph of a person with a large head, outstretched arms, and feet — a grand, imposing figure. Over time it came to mean summer, likely through association with the Xia dynasty and the fullness of the season.

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Words with 夏

半夏

bàn xià

Pinellia ternata

临夏

lín xià

see 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]

临夏回族自治州

lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu

Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]

临夏州

lín xià zhōu

see 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]

临夏市

lín xià shì

Linxia, a county-level city in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu

临夏县

lín xià xiàn

Linxia, a county in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu

金夏沙

jīn xià shā

Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tw)

仲夏

zhòng xià

midsummer

仲夏夜之梦

zhòng xià yè zhī mèng

Midsummer night's dream, comedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]

佛卡夏

fó kǎ xià

(loanword) focaccia

入夏

rù xià

summer sets in

冬夏

dōng xià

winter and summer

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