夏商周

Traditional form:

夏商周

Pinyin (reading):

Xià Shāngzhōu

Definitions:

• Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties

Characters:

• 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
• 商 - commerce, business, trade
• 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference

Traditional characters:

• 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
• 商 - commerce, business, trade
• 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference