Usage of the character 夏
Xià
夏
[夏]
- the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
- Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
- surname Xia
xià
夏
[夏]
- summer
xiàlì
夏历
[夏曆]
- the traditional Chinese lunar calendar
Xiàpǔ
夏普
[夏普]
- Sharp Corporation
Jiāngxià
江夏
[江夏]
- Jiangxia district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei
dōngxià
冬夏
[冬夏]
- winter and summer
chūxià
初夏
[初夏]
- early summer
xiàlìng
夏令
[夏令]
- summer
- summer weather
bànxià
半夏
[半夏]
- Pinellia ternata
xiàtiān
夏天
[夏天]
- summer
- CL:個／个 (gè)
Xiàcháo
夏朝
[夏朝]
- Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)
shèngxià
盛夏
[盛夏]
- midsummer
- the height of summer
Xià Yǔ
夏禹
[夏禹]
- see 大禹 ( Dà Yǔ)
Dàxià
大夏
[大夏]
- Han Chinese name for an ancient Central Asia country
pàxià
帕夏
[帕夏]
- pasha (loanword)
Xiàxiàn
夏县
[夏縣]
- Xia county in Yuncheng 運城／运城 ( Yùnchéng), Shanxi
Xiàyì
夏邑
[夏邑]
- Xiayi county in Shangqiu 商丘 ( Shāngqiū), Henan
Xiàlì
夏利
[夏利]
- Xiali, car brand by Tianjin FAW Xiali Motor Company
xiàjì
夏季
[夏季]
- summer
Xiàwá
夏娃
[夏娃]
- Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1})
xiāoxià
消夏
[消夏]
- to spend the summer
- to take a summer vacation
Xiàjīn
夏津
[夏津]
- Xiajin county in Dezhou 德州 ( Dézhōu), Shandong
Xiàdài
夏代
[夏代]
- Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
zhòngxià
仲夏
[仲夏]
- midsummer
- second month of summer
Huáxià
华夏
[華夏]
- old name for China
- Cathay
Xiàyán
夏延
[夏延]
- Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
Lìxià
立夏
[立夏]
- Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣／二十四节气 5th-20th May
Línxià
临夏
[臨夏]
- Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州／临夏回族自治州 ( Línxià Huízú Zìzhìzhōu), Gansu
- also Linxia City and Linxia County
Xià Yǎn
夏衍
[夏衍]
- Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer
jìxià
季夏
[季夏]
- final month of summer (i.e. sixth month of lunar calendar)
Níngxià
宁夏
[寧夏]
- Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧／宁 ( Níng), capital Yinchuan 銀川／银川 ( Yínchuān)
Xī Xià
西夏
[西夏]
- Western Xia dynasty 1038-1227 of Tangut people 黨項／党项 occupying modern Ningxia and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, overthrown by Mongols
yánxià
炎夏
[炎夏]
- hot summer
- scorching summer
Xiàzhōu
夏州
[夏州]
- old place name (up to Tang), in Hengshan county 橫山縣／横山县, Yulin, Shaanxi
Xiàzhì
夏至
[夏至]
- Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣／二十四节气 21st June-6th July
Xiàhé
夏河
[夏河]
- Xiahe County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州 ( Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
xiàrì
夏日
[夏日]
- summertime
Yǒuxià
有夏
[有夏]
- China
Xiàshìlián
夏士莲
[夏士蓮]
- Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products
Xià Shāngzhōu
夏商周
[夏商周]
- Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties
xiàlìngshí
夏令时
[夏令時]
- daylight saving time
Línxià Shì
临夏市
[臨夏市]
- Linxia, county-level city in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州／临夏回族自治州 ( Línxià Huízú Zìzhìzhōu), Gansu
Jīnxiàshā
金夏沙
[金夏沙]
- Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tw)
Xiàwēiyí
夏威夷
[夏威夷]
- Hawaii, US state
Xiàluòtè
夏洛特
[夏洛特]
- Charlotte (name)
Sàixiàzú
赛夏族
[賽夏族]
- Saisiyat or Saisiat, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Línxià Xiàn
临夏县
[臨夏縣]
- Linxia County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州／临夏回族自治州 ( Línxià Huízú Zìzhìzhōu), Gansu
Línxiàzhōu
临夏州
[臨夏州]
- Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (abbr. for 臨夏回族自治州／临夏回族自治州 ( Línxià Huízú Zìzhìzhōu))
Níngxià Shěng
宁夏省
[寧夏省]
- former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區／宁夏回族自治区 ( Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū)
Xiàkètí
夏克提
[夏克提]
- Shakti (Hinduism)
xiàshízhì
夏时制
[夏時制]
- daylight saving time
Xiàjīnxiàn
夏津县
[夏津縣]
- Xiajin county in Dezhou 德州 ( Dézhōu), Shandong
Xiàhé Xiàn
夏河县
[夏河縣]
- Xiahe County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州 ( Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
Xiàluòkè
夏洛克
[夏洛克]
- Shylock (in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice)
- Sherlock (name)
Xià Huánggōng
夏黄公
[夏黃公]
- Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公／黄石公 ( Huáng Shígōng) (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代 ( Qíndài) and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略／黄石公三略 ( Huáng Shígōng Sānlüè), one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)
Jiāngxiàqū
江夏区
[江夏區]
- Jiangxia district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei
Xiàzhìdiǎn
夏至点
[夏至點]
- the summer solstice
Xiàwángcháo
夏王朝
[夏王朝]
- Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
xiàlìngyíng
夏令营
[夏令營]
- summer camp
Xiàyìxiàn
夏邑县
[夏邑縣]
- Xiayi county in Shangqiu 商丘 ( Shāngqiū), Henan
Xià Zhèngmín
夏正民
[夏正民]
- Justice Michael Hartmann (1944-), Hong Kong High Court judge
Xià Jìngqú
夏敬渠
[夏敬渠]
- Xia Jingqu (1705-1787), Qing novelist, author of monumental novel 野叟曝言 ( Yěsǒu Pùyán) Humble Words of a Rustic Elder
Xīxiàqū
西夏区
[西夏區]
- Xixia district of Yinchuan city 銀川市／银川市 ( Yínchuānshì), Ningxia
fókǎxià
佛卡夏
[佛卡夏]
- focaccia (loanword)
Cuī Guīxià
崔圭夏
[崔圭夏]
- Choe Gyuha (1919-2006), South Korean politician, president 1979-1980
Nàmǎxià
那玛夏
[那瑪夏]
- Namaxia township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan
Pàtèlìxià
帕特丽夏
[帕特麗夏]
- Patricia
Xiàmù Shùshí
夏目漱石
[夏目漱石]
- Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
Xià'ěrbārén
夏尔巴人
[夏爾巴人]
- Sherpa
chūnxiàqiūdōng
春夏秋冬
[春夏秋冬]
- the four seasons
- spring, summer, autumn and winter
Xiàwēiyíguǒ
夏威夷果
[夏威夷果]
- macadamia nut
Xiàluòtèdūn
夏洛特敦
[夏洛特敦]
- Charlottetown, capital of Prince Edward Island, Canada
dōngchóng-xiàcǎo
冬虫夏草
[冬蟲夏草]
- caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
dōngbìngxiàzhì
冬病夏治
[冬病夏治]
- to treat winter diseases in the summer (TCM)
Déwòxiàkè
德沃夏克
[德沃夏克]
- Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), Bohemian composer, author of nine symphonies including the New World symphony
Nàmǎxiàxiāng
那玛夏乡
[那瑪夏鄉]
- Namaxia township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan
Pàtèlǐxià
帕特里夏
[帕特里夏]
- Patricia
Xiàwēiyízhōu
夏威夷州
[夏威夷州]
- Hawaii, US state
Lánkāixiàjùn
兰开夏郡
[蘭開夏郡]
- Lancashire (English county)
wúdōngwúxià
无冬无夏
[無冬無夏]
- regardless of the season
- all the year round
Huáxià Yínháng
华夏银行
[華夏銀行]
- Huaxia Bank
Xiàwēiyí Dǎo
夏威夷岛
[夏威夷島]
- Hawaii island
Bākèxiàzhū
巴克夏猪
[巴克夏豬]
- Berkshire pig
- Berkshire swine
Xīxiàbāngmǎ Fēng
希夏邦马峰
[希夏邦馬峰]
- Mt Shishapangma or Xixiabangma in Tibet (8012 m)
Zhòngxiàyèzhīmèng
仲夏夜之梦
[仲夏夜之夢]
- Midsummer night's dream, comedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚 ( Shāshìbǐyà)
Anní· Xiàfēiwéi
安妮·夏菲维
[安妮·夏菲維]
- see 安妮·海瑟薇 ( Anní· Hǎisèwēi)
Xiàluòtè· Bóliángtè
夏洛特·勃良特
[夏洛特·勃良特]
- Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), English novelist, eldest of three Brontë sisters, author of Jane Eyre 簡·愛／简·爱 ( Jiǎn· Aì)
Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū
宁夏回族自治区
[寧夏回族自治區]
- Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧／宁 ( Níng), capital Yinchuan 銀川／银川 ( Yínchuān)
Línxià Huízú Zìzhìzhōu
临夏回族自治州
[臨夏回族自治州]
- Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu
Xiàluòtè Amǎlìyà
夏洛特阿马利亚
[夏洛特阿馬利亞]
- Charlotte Amalie, capital of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
xiàchóngbùkěyǐyǔbīng
夏虫不可以语冰
[夏蟲不可以語冰]
- a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
Xiàwēiyí Huǒshān Guójiā Gōngyuán
夏威夷火山国家公园
[夏威夷火山國家公園]
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Qìchē Xiàlì Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
汽车夏利股份有限公司
[汽車夏利股份有限公司]
- Tianjin FAW Xiali Motor Company, Ltd., established 1997
chūnshēng,xiàzhǎng,qiūshōu,dōngcáng
春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏
[春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏]
- sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)