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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 华夏

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
华夏 huá xià - old name for China
- Cathay

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 79,266 7,834 13,497

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
huá- abbr. for China
huà- Mount Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi
- surname Hua
huā- old variant of 花[hua1]
- flower
huá- magnificent
- splendid
- flowery
xià- the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
- Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
- surname Xia
xià- summer

Other Words Containing 华夏

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
华夏 - - 79,266 7,834 13,497