夏商周 in English Xia4 Shang1 zhou1 Meaning

Meanings

• Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties

Pinyin

Xia4 Shang1 zhou1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

夏xia4the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 商shang1Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) 周zhou1surname Zhou