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夏
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- 夏
- xià · summer; great, grand, big
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4 · xia4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gaa2 · haa6
Cantonese word readings for 夏. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- (literary) great; grand; magnificent; eminent
- (literary) a large house / hall
- (historical) the Xia people; the people of the Central Plains; by extension, China; the Chinese
- (historical) the Xia dynasty
- (historical) a dynastic / regime name “Xia” used by later states in Chinese history — Xia (407–431, founded by Helian Bobo)
- (historical) a dynastic / regime name “Xia” used by later states in Chinese history — Xia (618–621, founded by Dou Jiande)
- (historical) a dynastic / regime name “Xia” used by later states in Chinese history — Western Xia (1038–1227, founded by the Tangut people)
- (historical) a dynastic / regime name “Xia” used by later states in Chinese history — Xia (1362–1371, founded by Ming Yuzhen)
- a surname
- (literary) variegated; five-coloured; splendid (esp. of feathers, ornamentation, dyed silk)
- (archaic, music) the name of an ancient ceremonial music / hymn; also a ceremonial dance
- (historical, hydronym) the Xia River (an ancient river, traditionally said to flow in summer and dry in winter)
- (historical) an old name for the Han River
- (historical) alternative form of 暇
- (historical) alternative form of 雅 (yǎ)
- (historical) alternative form of 假
character · Etymology 2
- summer
- (Buddhism) a Buddhist rains retreat
character · Etymology 3
- (historical) alternative form of 檟 /槚 (jiǎ)
- (historical, by extension) a rod / cane used for corporal punishment (esp. in schools); also, to cane, to beat
- (historical, toponym) used in place names
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