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夏 [xià]
1. 一年的第二季。
(Summer, the second season of the year.)
例:夏季。夏天。夏令。夏播。夏熟。夏粮。
(Examples: summer season. Summer. Summer time. Summer planting. Summer ripening. Summer grain.)
2. 中国朝代名。
(Name of a Chinese dynasty.)
例:夏代。夏历。
(Examples: Xia Dynasty. Xia calendar.)
3. 指中国。
(Refers to China.)
例:华夏。
(Example: Huaxia, an ancient name for China.)
4. 姓。
(A surname.)
5. 古代波斯的巴克特利亚人建立的国名。
(An ancient name established by the Bactrians of Persia.)
例:Bactria.
6. 通“厦”。大屋。
(Refers to "厦", meaning big house.)
7. 夏季。一年的第二季,中国习惯指立夏到立秋的三个月时间,也指农历“四、五、六”三个月。
(Summer, the second season of the year, typically refers to the three months from Lixia to Liqiu in Chinese tradition, as well as the lunar months four, five, and six.)
例:夏汛 (Summer flood).
(Examples: summer floods; Anju in summer (a Buddhist practice period).)
8. 姓。
(A surname.)
形 [xià]
1. 大。
(Great.)
例:夏李 (big Li).
(Example: Summer plum (大李).)
2. 华彩,即五色。
(Magnificent color, meaning five colors.)
例:夏翟 (a bird with five-colored feathers).
(Example: Summer daffodil.)
引:
- 《说文》:夏,中国之人也。
(From "Shuowen": Xia, meaning people of China.)
- 《书·舜典》:蛮夷猾夏。
(From "Book of Documents": Savages cunning against Xia.)
注:
This entry contains multiple meanings and references to the historical significance of the term "夏" both in terms of seasons and dynasty. It is also mentioned as a name for various states and possibly expands into cultural references in literature and historical texts.