夏
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summer
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How 夏 is formed
How to remember it
summer · Heisig RSH #314
nose + ceiling + walking legs
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 夏 as their sound component
These characters all use 夏 (xià) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夏 sound component | xià | summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty |
| 厦 | shà | large building; mansion |
| 嗄 | shà | hoarse |
Words containing 夏
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宁夏回族自治区 | Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū | Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, capital Yinchuan 銀川市|银川市[Yin2 chuan1 Shi4] (short name 寧|宁[… |
| 夏尔巴人 | Xià ěr bā rén | Sherpa |
| 夏洛特阿马利亚 | Xià luò tè Ā mǎ lì yà | Charlotte Amalie, capital of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) |
| 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] |
| 西夏区 | Xī xià Qū | Xixia, a district of Yinchuan City 銀川市|银川市[Yin2 chuan1 Shi4], Ningxia |
| 夏虫不可以语冰 | xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng | a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom) |
| 夏河县 | Xià hé Xiàn | Xiahe, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zh… |
| 江夏区 | Jiāng xià Qū | Jiangxia, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 Shi4], Hubei |
| 夏黄公 | Xià Huáng gōng | Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of birth and d… |
| 夏时制 | xià shí zhì | daylight saving time |
| 金夏沙 | Jīn xià shā | Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tw) |
| 夏正民 | Xià Zhèng mín | Justice Michael Hartmann (1944-), Hong Kong High Court judge |
| 春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏 | chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng | sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom) |
| 华夏银行 | Huá xià Yín háng | Huaxia Bank |
| 夏克提 | Xià kè tí | Shakti (Hinduism) |
| 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 Zi… |
| 大夏 | Dà xià | Han Chinese name for an ancient Central Asia country |
| 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 … |
| 夏县 | Xià Xiàn | Xia County or Xiaxian, a county in Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer; CL:個|个[ge4] |