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 11154 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

夏至 haa6 zi3 xia4 zhi4 = the summer solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 21st June-6th July

夏至菌 haa6 zi3 kwan2 = a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree 粵

仲夏 zung6 haa6 zhong4 xia4 = midsummer, the second month of summer

炎夏 jim4 haa6 yan2 xia4 = hot summer; sweltering summer

夏枯草 haa6 fu1 cou2 xia4 ku1 cao3 = common selfheal plant; prunella vulgaris

冬蟲夏草 dung1 cung4 haa6 cou2 dong1 chong2 xia4 cao3 = Chinese caterpillar fungus

寧夏 ning4 haa6 = Ningxia (province in China)

臨夏 lam4 haa6 lin2 xia4 = Linxia (city in Gansu)

夏河 haa6 ho4 xia4 he2 = Xiahe (place in Gansu)

夏邑 haa6 jap1 xia4 yi4 = Xiayi (place in Henan)

夏縣 haa6 jyun6 xia4 xian4 = Xia county (county in Shanxi)

夏津 haa6 zeon1 xia4 jin1 = Xiajin (place in Shandong)

夏娃 haa6 waa1 = Eve (as in Adam and Eve)

夏門 haa6 mun4 xia4 men2 = Xiamen, Shamen

華夏銀行 waa4 haa6 ngan4 hong4 hua2 xia4 yin2 hang2 = Hua Xia Bank of China

新罕布夏 san1 hon2 bou3 haa6 = New Hampshire

夏韶聲 haa6 siu4 sing1 xia4 shao2 sheng1 = Danny Summer

寧夏回族自治區 ning4 haa6 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 keoi1 ning2 xia4 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 qu1 = Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

夏士蓮 haa6 si6 lin4 xia3 shi3 lian2 = Hazeline (Unilever product)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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