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.
夏天到了，天气越来越热。
xià tiān dào le, tiān qì yuè lái yuè rè。
Summer has arrived; the weather is getting hotter and hotter.
他喜欢在夏夜坐在院子里看星星。
tā xǐ huān zài xià yè zuò zài yuàn zi lǐ kàn xīng xīng。
He likes to sit in the courtyard on summer nights and look at the stars.
Words with 夏
盛夏
shèng xià
midsummer
夏威夷
xià wēi yí
Hawaii, US state
夏朝
xià cháo
Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)
入夏
rù xià
summer sets in
仲夏
zhòng xià
midsummer
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)