夏
xià
the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432); surname Xia; summer
a picture of 夏 → a grand figure standing tall in summer's peak
夏 is an ancient pictograph of a person with a large head, outstretched arms, and feet — a grand, imposing figure. Over time it came to mean summer, likely through association with the Xia dynasty and the fullness of the season.
Words with 夏
半夏
bàn xià
Pinellia ternata
临夏
lín xià
see 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
临夏回族自治州
lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
临夏州
lín xià zhōu
see 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
临夏市
lín xià shì
Linxia, a county-level city in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
临夏县
lín xià xiàn
Linxia, a county in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu
金夏沙
jīn xià shā
Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tw)
仲夏
zhòng xià
midsummer
仲夏夜之梦
zhòng xià yè zhī mèng
Midsummer night's dream, comedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]
佛卡夏
fó kǎ xià
(loanword) focaccia
入夏
rù xià
summer sets in
冬夏
dōng xià
winter and summer