GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 65

夏

夏 is read as xià.

Pinyin

xià

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 夏

Basic meaning

summer; Xia dynasty; great

Five element

Fire

Origin

Time: Xia dynasty cultural memory and later state-name traditions; Xia-dynasty tradition, c. 2070-1600 BCE

Place: Xia cultural memory in the ancient central plains

Origin note

A major Xia surname tradition connects the surname with the Xia dynasty and later state-name memory. Since the Xia layer includes legendary and early historical material, the page presents it as cultural-historical tradition rather than a precise modern location claim.

Historical figures

夏完淳 (Xia Wanchun)

1631-1647 CE · Ming loyalist and poet

A young late Ming loyalist remembered for poetry and resistance.

夏竦 (Xia Song)

985-1051 CE · Northern Song official

A high-ranking Song official and writer.

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