西夏

Xī Xià

Dictionary entry

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

What does 西夏 mean?

西夏 (Xī Xià) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

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

2see 西夏區|西夏区[Xi1 xia4 Qu1]

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西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]夏Xiàthe Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC · Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432)

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