Definition
夏 (xià) is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'summer', and it also appears in historical and cultural contexts: the Xia dynasty (夏朝) and the ancient poetic name for China (华夏). As a surname, 夏 is common. In compounds, it always attaches to another character to form a word.
b.f.
(bound form) summer (in compounds like 夏天, 夏季)(bound form) Xia dynasty (in 夏朝)(bound form) ancient name for China (in 华夏)
Examples
- ，。xià tiān hěn rè, wǒ xǐhuān yóuyǒng.Summer is hot, I like swimming.
- 夏。xià cháo shì Zhōngguó lìshǐ shàng dì yí gè cháodài.The Xia dynasty was the first dynasty in Chinese history.
- 夏。huá xià shì Zhōngguó mínzú de gǔ chēng.Huaxia is the ancient name for the Chinese nation.
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