夓 (xià) - Summer — an archaic variant of 夏 (xià), & the Xia dynasty

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xià ｜ 19 strokes ｜ radical:

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夓 · xià

Summer — an archaic variant of 夏 (xià), meaning summer;

the Xia dynasty;

China;

Chinese.

Summer — an archaic variant of 夏 (xià),the Xia dynastyChina

Usage highlights

SummerXia dynastyChinese civilizationSummer solsticeSummer heatSummer clothing

Synonyms

  • 夏— summer; Xia dynasty; China

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The summer heat is intense (夓天).
  • This refers to the Xia dynasty (夓朝).
  • Ancient Chinese civilization (夓文明).
  • The summer solstice (夓至).

Collocations

  • Summer(夓天)
  • Xia dynasty(夓朝)
  • Chinese civilization(夓文明)
  • Summer solstice(夓至)
  • Summer heat(夓暑)
  • Summer clothing(夓衣)

Idioms

  • The Great Xia(大夓)
  • The Central Xia(中夓)
  • The flourishing Xia(夓夓繁荣)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 夓 is an ancient variant of 夏, which originally depicted a person with elaborate decorations, possibly a dancer in ritual.
  • 夏 came to represent the first dynasty in Chinese historiography, the Xia dynasty.
  • The character 夏 eventually became the name for the season of summer and an ancient name for China (Huaxia).

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