华夏

Traditional form:

華夏

Pinyin (reading):

Huáxià

Definitions:

• old name for China
• Cathay

Characters:

• 华 - flowery; illustrious; Chinese
• 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty

Traditional characters:

• 華 - flowery; illustrious; Chinese
• 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty