Xià
the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
surname Xia
xià
down
downwards
below
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
measure word to show the frequency of an action
xiá
to govern
to control
having jurisdiction over
linchpin of a wheel (archaic)
noise of a barrow
xiá
knight-errant
brave and chivalrous
hero
heroic
Qǐ
Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
Xī Xià
Western Xia dynasty 1038-1227 of Tangut people 黨項|党项 occupying modern Ningxia and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, overthrown by Mongols
Sān Xiá
Three Gorges on the Changjiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qū táng Xiá], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wū Xiá] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xī líng Xiá]
sān dài
three generations of a family
the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)
xiā
blind
groundlessly
foolishly
to no purpose
Xià
abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2], Fujian
jié
(emperor of Xia dynasty)
cruel
xiá
distant
long-lasting
to abandon
yuè xiāng
phases of moon, namely: new moon 朔[shùo], first quarter or waxing moon 上弦[shàng xián], full moon 望[wàng] and last quarter or waning moon 下弦[xià xián]
Xià Shāng zhōu
Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties
Xià Cháo
Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)
Níng xià shěng
former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui autonomous region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Níng xià Húi zú zì zhì qū]
Xià xiàn
Xia county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
Wū xiá
Wuxia gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the middle of the Three gorges 三峽|三峡[sān xiá]
mò
wife of the last ruler of the Xia dynasty
xiá
triennial sacrifice to ancestors
Xià dài
Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
xiá
variant of 狹|狭 narrow
variant of 峽|峡 gorge
used erroneously for 陝|陕 Shaanxi
Qū táng xiá
Qutang gorge, 8 km long gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze in Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the upper of the Three gorges 三峽|三峡[sān xiá]
Xià Yǎn
Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pioneer
Xī líng xiá
Xiling gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the lower of the Three gorges 三峽|三峡[sān xiá]
Èr lǐ tou
Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝 archaeological site at Yanshi 偃师 in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan)
xiā
variant of 蝦|虾[xia1]
prawn
shrimp
Xià wáng cháo
Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
Huáng Shí gōng
Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[Xia4 Huang2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author
Hēi shuǐ chéng
ruins of Heishui town of Xixia 西夏[Xī Xià] people, in Eijin banner 額濟納旗|额济纳旗[É jì nà qí], Alxa league 阿拉善盟[Ā lā shàn méng], Inner Mongolia
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