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夏

See also: 复
夏 U+590F, 夏
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-590F
← 夎
[U+590E] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 夐 →
[U+5910]

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TranslingualEdit

Stroke order
 
Stroke order
 

Han characterEdit

夏 (radical 35, 夊+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一山竹水 (MUHE), four-corner 10247, composition ⿱𦣻夂(GJK) or ⿱𦣻夊(HT))

Derived charactersEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • KangXi: page 245, character 12
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5720
  • Dae Jaweon: page 485, character 29
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 869, character 10
  • Unihan data for U+590F

ChineseEdit

simp. and trad.
 夏
variant forms
 
昰
𠀼
𠌘
𠍺
𡔰
𡕭
𡕻
𡕾
𡖃
𣋗
𤴞
𧈄
𩖳

Glyph originEdit

Historical forms of the character 夏
Shang Western Zhou Spring and Autumn Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Bronze inscriptions Bronze inscriptions Chu Slip and silk script Qin slip script Ancient script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
                   
Characters in the same phonetic series (夏) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
榎 *kraːʔ
廈 *sraːs, *ɡraːʔ
嗄 *sqʰraːs, *qraːds
夏 *ɡraːʔ, *ɡraːs

In the oracle bone script, it was an ideogrammic compound (會意): 日 (“sun”) + 頁 (“head; man”) – man under the scorching sun; summer.

Various variants were seen in the bronze inscriptions from the Spring and Autumn period. 止 (“foot”) was often added to the bottom of the man. Additionally, in the form shown above, the 日 was removed and 𦥑 (“two hands”) was added. The seal script inherits its form from this form, with 止 replaced with the related 夊.

Various forms were also seen from the Warring States period. The bamboo and silk script above shows a common form: 日 + 止 + 頁. The “ancient script” (古文) from Shuowen (labelled as the large seal script) has deviated significantly, with 止 becoming the related 足. The top part may be a corruption of 頁.

The current form is simplified from the seal script, with the removal of 𦥑 and the legs from 頁.

Etymology 1Edit

“great; Xia Dynasty; China; Chinese”
Possibly related to 假 (OC *kraːʔ, *kraːs, “great”), 嘏 (OC *kraːʔ, “great”) and 廈 (OC *sraːs, *ɡraːʔ, “big house”) (Wang, 1980). Shi (2000) and Mair (2013) relate this word to Tibetan རྒྱ (rgya, “great; wide; width; size; expanse; China”).
“magnificent colours; variegated”
The sense “variegated” may be of a different origin. Compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *Krā(H) (“variegated”) (Starostin), whence Tibetan བཀྲ (bkra, “variegated; bright; radiant; splendid”), Tibetan ཁྲ (khra, “many-coloured; variegated; mottled; striped”) and Burmese ကျား (kya:, “variegated; striped; chequered”). Possibly related to 騢 (OC *ɡraː, “horse with mixed red and white colour”).

PronunciationEdit

Note:
  • 3hho - vernacular;
  • 3hhia - literary.
Rime
Character 夏
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
Final (韻) 麻 (98)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) II
Fanqie 胡雅切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɦˠaX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɦᵚaX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɣaX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɦaɨX/
Li
Rong 		/ɣaX/
Wang
Li 		/ɣaX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ɣaX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		xià
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 夏
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		xià
Middle
Chinese 		‹ hæX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[ɢ]ˁraʔ/
English great; pertaining to Chinese civilization

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 夏
Reading # 1/2
No. 13452
Phonetic
component 		夏
Rime
group 		魚
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		下
Old
Chinese 		/*ɡraːʔ/

DefinitionsEdit

夏

  1. (～朝) (historical) Xia Dynasty
  2. † (by extension) China; Chinese
  3. † great; grand; magnificent
  4. † magnificent colours; resplendent colours; variegated
  5. † Alternative form of 廈／厦 (shà, “big house”).
  6. A surname​.
See alsoEdit
Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name Time period Divisions
Xia
夏 (～朝, ～代) 		2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang
商 (～朝, ～代)
殷 (～朝, ～代) 		1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou
周 (～朝, ～代) 		1046 – 256 BCE Western Zhou
西周
Eastern Zhou
東周／东周		 Spring and Autumn period
春秋
Warring States period
戰國／战国
Qin
秦 (～朝, ～代) 		221 – 206 BCE
Han
漢／汉 (～朝, ～代) 		206 BCE – 220 CE Western Han
西漢／西汉
Xin
新 (～朝)
Eastern Han
東漢／东汉
Three Kingdoms
三國／三国 		220 – 280 CE Wei
魏
Shu
蜀
Wu
吳／吴
Jin
晉／晋 (～朝, ～代) 		265 – 420 CE Western Jin
西晉／西晋
Eastern Jin
東晉／东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties
南北朝 		420 – 589 CE Northern dynasties
北朝		 Northern Wei
北魏
Western Wei
西魏
Eastern Wei
東魏／东魏
Northern Zhou
北周
Northern Qi
北齊／北齐
Southern dynasties
南朝		 Liu Song
劉宋／刘宋
Southern Qi
南齊／南齐
Liang
梁 (～朝, ～代)
Chen
陳／陈 (～朝, ～代)
Sui
隋 (～朝, ～代) 		581 – 618 CE
Tang
唐 (～朝, ～代) 		618 – 907 CE
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
五代十國／五代十国 		907 – 960 CE
Liao
遼／辽 (～朝, ～代) 		907 – 1125 CE
Song
宋 (～朝, ～代) 		960 – 1279 CE Northern Song
北宋
Southern Song
南宋
Western Xia
西夏 		1038 – 1227 CE
Jin
金 (～朝, ～代) 		1115 – 1234 CE
Western Liao
西遼／西辽 		1124 – 1218 CE
Yuan
元 (～朝, ～代) 		1271 – 1368 CE
Ming
明 (～朝, ～代) 		1368 – 1644 CE
Qing
清 (～朝, ～代) 		1636 – 1912 CE

CompoundsEdit

Derived terms from 夏

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

Note:
  • hē/hēe - vernacular;
  • hā/hēe - literary.
  • Wu
    • Note:
    • 3hho - vernacular;
    • 3hhia - literary.
    Rime
    Character 夏
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
    Final (韻) 麻 (98)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) II
    Fanqie 胡駕切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ɦˠaH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ɦᵚaH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ɣaH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ɦaɨH/
    Li
    Rong         		/ɣaH/
    Wang
    Li         		/ɣaH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ɣaH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		xià
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 夏
    Reading # 2/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		xià
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ hæH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[ɡ]ˁraʔ/ (~ *[ɡ]ˁraʔ-s)
    English summer

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 夏
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 13454
    Phonetic
    component         		夏
    Rime
    group         		魚
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		暇
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɡraːs/

    DefinitionsEdit

    夏

    1. summer (season)
    See alsoEdit
    Seasons in Chinese · 四季 (sìjì, “four seasons”) (layout · text)
    春 (chūn, “spring”) 夏 (xià, “summer”) 秋 (qiū, “fall; autumn”) 冬 (dōng, “winter”)

    CompoundsEdit

    Derived terms from 夏

    Etymology 3Edit

    PronunciationEdit

    DefinitionsEdit

    夏

    1. † Alternative form of 檟／槚 (jiǎ).
    2. Used in 陽夏／阳夏.

    CompoundsEdit

    ReferencesEdit

    JapaneseEdit

    KanjiEdit

    夏

    (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    1. summer
    2. Xia dynasty
    3. China

    ReadingsEdit

    CompoundsEdit

    Compounds

    Etymology 1Edit

     
    Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia ja
     
    English Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia
    Kanji in this term
    夏
    なつ
    Grade: 2
    kun’yomi

    /natu/ → /nat͡su/

    From Old Japanese.

    Possibly from Proto-Altaic *ni̯ā́ŕà (“young; spring, summer”) (compare Korean 여름 (yeoreum, “summer”), Proto-Turkic *jāŕ (“summer”) (Turkish yaz)).[1].

    PronunciationEdit

    NounEdit

    夏 (hiragana なつ, rōmaji natsu)

    1. summer (season)
      Synonym: 夏季, 夏期 (kaki)
    Derived termsEdit
    Derived terms
    ProverbsEdit
    See alsoEdit
    Seasons in Japanese · 四 (し)季 (き) (shiki, “four seasons”) (layout · text)
    春 (はる) (haru, “spring”) 夏 (なつ) (natsu, “summer”) 秋 (あき) (aki, “fall; autumn”) 冬 (ふゆ) (fuyu, “winter”)

    Proper nounEdit

    夏 (hiragana なつ, rōmaji Natsu)

    1. a female given name
    2. a surname

    Etymology 2Edit

    Kanji in this term
    夏
    げ
    Grade: 2
    goon

    From Middle Chinese 夏 (MC ɦˠaH). The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

    Also used in the Man'yōshū (759 CE) as 借音 (shakuon) kana for ⟨ge1⟩.

    PronunciationEdit

    NounEdit

    夏 (hiragana げ, rōmaji ge)

    1. (Buddhism) summer according to the lunisolar calendar; the ninety days starting from the sixteenth day of the fourth month until the fifteenth day of the seventh month
    Derived termsEdit
    See alsoEdit

    Etymology 3Edit

     
    Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia ja
     
    English Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia
    Kanji in this term
    夏
    か
    Grade: 2
    kan’on

    From Middle Chinese 夏 (MC ɦˠaX).

    The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.

    Proper nounEdit

    夏 (hiragana か, rōmaji Ka)

    1. the Xia dynasty (first dynasty of China)
    2. Short for 大夏 (Daika): Xia, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms
    3. Short for 西夏 (Seika): Western Xia, an empire during the Song dynasty
    4. a surname
    5. a male or female given name

    ReferencesEdit

    1. ^ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003) Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill: “*ni̯ā́ŕà”
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    3. ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

    KoreanEdit

    HanjaEdit

    夏 • (ha) (hangeul 하, revised ha, McCune–Reischauer ha)

    1. summer

    CompoundsEdit

    See alsoEdit

    VietnameseEdit

    Han characterEdit

    夏 (hạ, hè)

    1. summer
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