西夏 xī xià

DEFINITIONS

  1. Western Xia dynasty 1038-1227 of Tangut people 黨項|党项 occupying modern Ningxia and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, overthrown by Mongols

CHARACTERS

西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident
夏 xià
HSK 3
summer; great, grand, big