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初夏 early summer;
夏收 summer harvest;
炎夏 hot summer;
夏日可畏 of official superior who is a severe disciplinarian, compared to the summer sun, contrasted with 冬日可愛 the gentle superior like the pleasant sun of winter;
“夏五,” “郭公” (LL) missing passages, from those in 左傳;
夏蟲語冰 as a summer insect discusses ice--of one who talks what he knows nothing about.
(2) The Shiah Dyn. (usu. wr. Hsia, 2205－1766 B.C.): 夏后 [xia4hou4]↓;
夏朝，夏代，夏室 the Shiah Dyn.;
夏禮 the rituals and institutions of Shiah Dyn.
(3) 華夏 China;
Chinese.
(4) 夏國 anc. name of Bactria (also 大夏).
(5) A surname.
2.夏楚 *[jia2chu3], n., a rod, a ferule for punishing pupils.
3.夏后 [xia4hou4], n., usu. 夏后氏 name of royal house of Emperor Yuu (禹), founder of Shiah Dyn.
4.夏正 [xia4zheng4], n., the first month of the lunar year.
5.夏節 [xia4jie2], n., (1) the fifth day of fifth lunar month--the Dragon Boat Festival; (2) summer solstice.
6.夏季 [xia4ji4], n., the summer season; see [xia4ling4]↓.
7.夏至 [xia4zhi4], n., summer solstice.
8.夏曆 [xia4li4], n., the lunar calendar.
9.夏令 [xia4ling4], n., summer season; 夏令會 summer conference; 夏令營 summer camp.
10.夏眠 [xia4mian2], n., (of certain tropical insects) summer hibernation.
11.夏日 [xia4ri4], n., summer day; summer sun.
12.夏天 [xia4tian1], n., summer, summer days.