Chinese Character 夏 Meanings and components.

Form

夏

Meaning

夏 meaning[3] in English

The Xia Or Hsia Dynasty C. 2000 Bc.

Xia Of The Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432).

Surname Xia.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 夏 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are self (自) , one (一) , and 'walk slowly' component … (夂)

Its radical[1] is: 夊 (sui1) which means: See 夂[Zhi3], .夊sui1see 夂[zhi3]

In cangjie it is written with MUHE

How to write 夏

To write夏xia4the Xia … you should write a combination of 自zi4self 一yi1one , 夂zhi3'walk slowly' … arranged in a 吕 shape:

自 + 一 + 夂 = 夏

夏 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 夏 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 夏, looks as follow:

夏
Pinyin:xia4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: The Xia Or Hsia Dynasty C. 2000 Bc . Xia Of The Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432) . Surname Xia
自
Pinyin:zi4
Meaning[3]: Self . Oneself . From . Since . Naturally . Surely
目
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
夂
Pinyin:zhi3
Meaning[3]: 'Walk Slowly' Component In Chinese Characters . See Also 冬字頭|冬字头[Dong1 Zi4 Tou2]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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