PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin xia
Learn how to write 27 Chinese characters pronounced “xia” across 3 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “xia” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
down
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the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
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to scare
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knight-errant
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gorge
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narrow
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shrimp
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blemish
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linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle)
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blind
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rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced xiá
18 dictionary entries use the pronunciation xiá, including 侠 (knight-errant), 峡 (gorge), 狭 (narrow), 瑕 (blemish), 辖 (linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle)).
knight-errant
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gorge
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narrow
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blemish
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linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle)
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rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset
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box
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(bound form) (literary) to take liberties with sb or sth
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Chinese character
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cage
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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place name
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distant
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leisure
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Chinese character
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(phonetic)
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced xià
4 dictionary entries use the pronunciation xià, including 下 (down), 夏 (the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC), 吓 (to scare), 罅 (crack).
down
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the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
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to scare
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crack
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced xiā
5 dictionary entries use the pronunciation xiā, including 虾 (shrimp), 瞎 (blind), 呷 (to sip; to drink), 煆 (a raging fire), 蝦 (Chinese character).
shrimp
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blind
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to sip; to drink
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a raging fire
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Chinese character
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these xia characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 11 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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