华夏 in English Hua2 xia4 Meaning

Meanings

  • old name for China
  • Cathay

Simplified Characters

华 夏

Traditional Characters

華 夏

Pinyin

Hua2 xia4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

华hua2abbr. for China 夏xia4the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC