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summer / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
summer
HSK 4
summer camp
HSK 7-9
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  *夏* | 夏* | *夏
the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC / Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) / surname Xia
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  *夏* | 夏* | *夏
summer
old name for China / Cathay
Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公 (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代 and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
Midsummer night's dream, comedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
Huaxia Bank
Hawaii, US state
Xia county in Yuncheng 運城|运城, Shanxi
Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties
early summer
midsummer / second month of summer
Hawaii, US state
the traditional Chinese lunar calendar
Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th July
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, capital Yinchuan 銀川市|银川市 (abbr. to 寧|宁)
daylight saving time
the Summer Olympic Games; the Summer Olympics
Sharp Corporation
caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
the four seasons / spring, summer, autumn and winter
Linxia, a county in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州, Gansu
two-character surname Xiahou
Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), English novelist, eldest of three Brontë sisters, author of Jane Eyre 簡·愛|简·爱
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Shylock (in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice) / Sherlock (name)
see 大禹
sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
daylight saving time
pasha (loanword)
to treat winter diseases in the summer (TCM)
Han Chinese name for an ancient Central Asia country
Sherpa
Xiajin county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)
Xiahe, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu
Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-20th May
Pinellia ternata
Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1})
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
summer / summer weather
the summer solstice
macadamia nut
summertime
hot summer / scorching summer
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省
winter and summer
(loanword) focaccia
Western Xia dynasty 1038-1227 of Tangut people 黨項|党项 occupying modern Ningxia and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, overthrown by Mongols
former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区
Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer
Charlotte Amalie, capital of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
Choe Gyuha (1919-2006), South Korean politician, president 1979-1980
regardless of the season / all the year round
midsummer / the height of summer
Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
to spend the summer / to take a summer vacation
Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tw)
Xiali, car brand by Tianjin FAW Xiali Motor Company
Justice Michael Hartmann (1944-), Hong Kong High Court judge
Xiajin county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
Linxia, a county-level city in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州, Gansu
Xixia district of Yinchuan city 銀川市|银川市, Ningxia
Hawaii island
Charlotte (name)
final month of summer (i.e. sixth month of lunar calendar)
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), Bohemian composer, author of nine symphonies including the New World symphony
the first month of summer (i.e. the fourth lunisolar month)
Jiangxia, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
Shakti (Hinduism)
Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products
Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
Lancashire (English county)
old place name (up to Tang), in Hengshan county 橫山縣|横山县, Yulin, Shaanxi
Patricia
Saisiyat or Saisiat, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Xiayi, a county in Shangqiu City 商丘市, Henan
Mt Shishapangma or Xixiabangma in Tibet (8012 m)
Patricia
Xia Jingqu (1705-1787), Qing novelist, author of monumental novel 野叟曝言 Humble Words of a Rustic Elder
China
Charlottetown, capital of Prince Edward Island, Canada
a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
Berkshire pig / Berkshire swine


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