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夏
xià
1. summer
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

夏
xià
summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

仲夏
zhòngxià
midsummer
冬夏
dōngxià
winter and summer
初夏
chūxià
early summer
半夏
bànxià
Pinellia ternata
夏代
Xiàdài
Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
夏令
xiàlìng
summer
夏利
Xiàlì
Xiali, car brand by Tianjin FAW Xiali Motor Company
夏天
xiàtiān
summer
夏娃
Xiàwá
Eve
夏季
xiàjì
summer
夏州
Xiàzhōu
old place name (up to Tang), in Hengshan county [[橫山縣|横山县]], Yulin, Shaanxi
夏延
Xiàyán
Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
夏日
xiàrì
summertime
夏历
xiàlì
the traditional Chinese lunar calendar
夏朝
Xiàcháo
Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)
夏河
Xiàhé
Xiahe county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture [[甘南藏族自治州<GānnánZàngzúzìzhìzhōu>]], Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
夏津
Xiàjīn
Xiajin county in Dezhou [[德州<Dézhōu>]], Shandong
夏禹
XiàYǔ
see [[大禹<DàYǔ>]]
夏县
Xiàxiàn
Xia county in Yuncheng [[運城|运城<Yùnchéng>]], Shanxi
夏至
Xiàzhì
Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms [[二十四節氣|二十四节气]] 21st June-6th July

Alternate Entries

夏
Xià
the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC / Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432) / surname Xia
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,125
Word Frequency Rank
1,506 of 84,292