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haa6
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[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)
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| This character was last edited on 14th Nov 2007 | |
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夏天
haa6 tin1 = summer
夏季
haa6 gwai3 = summer; summertime; summer season
夏令
haa6 ling6 = summer season
冬蟲夏草
dung1 cung4 haa6 cou2 = Chinese caterpillar fungus
夏威夷
haa6 wai1 ji4 = Hawaii
華夏
waa4 haa6 = old name for China; Cathay
夏曆
haa6 lik6 = the traditional Chinese lunar calendar
夏至
haa6 zi3 = the summer solstice
寧夏
ning4 haa6 = Ningxia (province in China)
臨夏
lam4 haa6 = Linxia (city in Gansu)See all 19 compounds |
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Decimal representation of this word: 夏
Unicode code for this character: U+590F (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 夏
Unicode code for this character: U+590F (off-site link)
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