西夏 xī xià

Western Xia dynasty in northwest China

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
west; the West; abbr. for Spain 西xī bān yá
summer; surname Xia; the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC