夏 (haa6 | xia4 xia3) : summer

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夏

haa6

xia4 xia3

[1] summer [2] great; grand; big; spacious [3] a big house; mansion [4] Cathay, the ancient name of China [5] a dynasty in Chinese history (2205-1782 B.C.)

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 夊 (#35)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

夏

This word has been viewed 11111 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 01:28

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立夏 laap6 haa6 li4 xia4 = Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 5th-20th May

夏威夷堅果 haa6 wai1 ji4 gin1 gwo2 xia4 wei1 yi2 jian1 guo3 = Macadamia nut; also called 澳洲堅果

夏天 haa6 tin1 xia4 tian1 = summer

夏令時間 haa6 ling6 si4 gaan3 xia4 ling4 shi2 jian1 = daylight-saving time

夏季 haa6 gwai3 xia4 ji4 = summer; summertime; summer season

夏令 haa6 ling6 xia4 ling4 = summer season, summertime, summer time

夏威夷 haa6 wai1 ji4 xia4 wei1 yi2 = Hawaii

有事鍾無艷無事夏迎春 jau5 si6 zung1 mou4 jim6 mou4 si6 haa6 jing4 ceon1 you3 shi4 zhong1 wu2 yan4 you3 shi4 xia4 ying2 chun1 = come to me only when you need help in times of trouble

華夏 waa4 haa6 hua2 xia4 = old name for China; Cathay

夏曆 haa6 lik6 xia4 li4 = the traditional Chinese lunar calendar
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Decimal representation of this word: 夏
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