Hsia

Hsia

English

Alternative forms

• (from Hanyu Pinyin) Xia

Etymology

From Mandarin 夏 (Xià) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsia⁴.[1]

Proper noun

Hsia (plural Hsias)

1. A surname.
2. Alternative form of Xia
   • 2013, Rice Jr., Earle, The Yangtze River (Rivers of the World)‎, Hockessin, Delaware: Mitchell Lane Publishers, →ISBN, LCCN 2012009471, OCLC 780484049, OL 25270295M, page 19:

     China’s traditional history begins with the Hsia dynasty, ca. 2000 BCE.

   • 2015, Hsün Tzu, “Man's Nature Is Evil”, in Michael Austin, editor, Reading the World: Ideas that matter‎, Third edition, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, LCCN 20140338120, page 89:

     Tyrant Chieh or Robber Chih: according to tradition, Chieh was an evil ruler who brought down the great Hsia Dynasty.

   • 2022 January 3, Dishan Joseph, “Understanding Chinese heritage and culture”, in Daily Mail‎, archived from the original on 02 January 2022:

     Chinese historical tradition has it that the semi-historical rulers, Yao and Shun, and the first official dynasty, the Hsia dynasty ruled over parts of China with a centre in southern Shansi.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hsia.

Translations

surname; dynasty

Chinese: Mandarin: 夏 (zh) (Xià) Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hsia is the 20739^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1275 individuals. Hsia is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.25%) individuals.

References

1. Xia dynasty, Wade-Giles romanization Hsia, in Encyclopædia Britannica

Further reading

• “Hsia”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• Hsia at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “Hsia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
• “Hsia” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.

Anagrams

• HIAs, Shi'a, Shia, Siha, ahis, isha