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Xia (surname)

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Xia (夏)
Origin
Pronunciation	Xià (Mandarin) Ha (Cantonese)
Language(s)	Chinese
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Meaning	Summer
Other names
Variant form(s)	Hsia (Taiwan), Ha
Derivative(s)	Ha (Korean), Hạ (Vietnamese), Chea (Cambodian)

Xia is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 夏inChinese character. It is romanized HsiainWade–Giles, and HainCantonese. Xia is the 154th surname in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.^[1] As of 2008, it is the 66th most common Chinese surname, shared by 3.7 million people.^[2]

Notable people[edit]

Xia Zhengshu (夏征舒; died 598 BC), Minister of the State of Chen who killed Duke Ling of Chen and usurped the throne
Consort Xia (夏姬; died 240 BC), mother of King Zhuangxiang of Qin and grandmother of Qin Shi Huang
Empress Dowager Xia (6th century), mother of Emperor Jing of Liang
Xia Luqi (882–930), Later Tang general
Xia Song (夏竦; 985–1051), Song dynasty general, Duke of Ying
Empress Xia (Song dynasty) (died 1167), wife of Emperor Xiaozong of Song
Xia Gui (fl. 1195–1224), Song dynasty painter
Xia Yuanji (1366–1430), Ming dynasty government minister
Xia Chang (1388–1470). Ming dynasty painter and official
Xia Yan (1482–1548), Ming dynasty government minister
Empress Xia (1492–1535), Ming dynasty empress, wife of the Zhengde Emperor
Xia Yunyi (1596–1645), Ming dynasty poet and anti-Qing military leader
Xia Wanchun (夏完淳; 1631–1647), poet, soldier, and son of Xia Yunyi, executed by the Qing at age 16
Xia Xie (夏燮; 1800–1875), Qing dynasty historian, author of Ming Tongjian (明通鑑)
Xia Suntong (夏孙桐; 1857–1941), historian, co-author of Draft History of Qing
Xia Zengyou (夏曾佑; 1863–1924), historian and educator
Xia Tonghe (夏同龢; 1868–1925), Qing dynasty zhuangyuan and calligrapher
Xia Shoutian (夏壽田; 1870–1935), Qing dynasty and Republic of China artist and politician
Xia Ruifang (夏瑞芳; 1871–1914), co-founder of the Commercial Press, assassinated by Chen Qimei
Xia Gong (1872–1941), Republic of China politician
Xia Kaifu (夏偕復; 1874–?), Republic of China ambassador to the United States
Xia Renhu (夏仁虎; 1874–1963), Republic of China politician and scholar
Xia Jingguan (夏敬观; 1875–1953), poet, President of Fudan Public School (now Fudan University)
Xia Chao (1882–1926), Republic of China general, Governor of Zhejiang province
Xia Douyin (1885–1951), Republic of China general, Governor of Hubei province
Xia Mianzun (夏丏尊; 1886–1946), educator and writer
Xia Qifeng (1888–1961), politician of the Wang Jingwei regime
Xia Suchu (1889–?), politician of the Wang Jingwei regime
Xia Qin (1892–1950), President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of China
Xia Wei (夏威; 1893–1975), Republic of China general, Governor of Anhui province
Xia Guozhang (夏國樟; 1896–1937), lieutenant general and brother of Xia Wei, killed in the Second Sino-Japanese War
Xia Minghan (1900–1928), Communist revolutionary
Xia Yan (1900–1995), playwright, Deputy Minister of Culture
Xia Xi (1901–1936), early leader of the Chinese Communist Party
Xia Jinxiong (夏晉熊; 1902–?), acting Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
Xia Jianbai (夏坚白; 1903–1977), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, President of Tongji University
Xia Chuzhong (1904–1988), Republic of China general
Xia Zhengnong (夏征农; 1904–2008), writer and politician
Xia Nai (1910–1985), pioneering archaeologist
Xia Xiaohua (夏曉華; 1919–2003), founder of the Taiwan Daily and Chengsheng Broadcasting
Xia Gongquan (夏功权; 1919–2008), Republic of China diplomat
C. T. Hsia (1921–2013), literary critic and scholar
Xia Peisu (1923–2014), female computer scientist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xia Suisheng (1924–2019), surgeon and pioneer in organ transplantation
Xia Meng (1933–2016), Hong Kong actress and film producer
Timothy Ha (born 1937), Hong Kong educator
Ronald Arculli or Xia Jiali (born 1939), former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
Xia Taifeng (夏台鳳; born 1949), Taiwanese actress and singer
Andrew Hsia or Xia Liyan (born 1950), Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China (2015-2016)
Xia Baolong (born 1952), Communist Party Chief and former Governor of Zhejiang
Xia Gang (born 1953), film director, winner of Golden Rooster Award for Best Director
Xia Lingling (夏玲玲; born 1953), Taiwanese actress
Xia Deren (born 1955), Deputy Communist Party Chief of Liaoning province
Yuen Biao or Xia Lingzhen (born 1957), Hong Kong actor
Xia Yeliang (born 1960), former Peking University economist and dissident
Zhihong Xia (born 1962), Chinese-American mathematician
Xia Jiaping (born 1969), tennis player
Ha Hee-ra or Xia Xiluo (born 1969), South Korean actress of Chinese descent
Tony Xia (born 1976), businessman; owner of Aston Villa F.C.
Lulu Hsia Chia-lu (夏嘉璐; born 1977), Taiwanese TV Host
Xia Yu (born 1978), actor
Xia Xuanze (born 1979), badminton player, world champion
Xia Da (born 1981), cartoonist
Xia Ningning (born 1987), football player
Xia Lina (born 1987), Olympic alpine ski racer
Xia Kangnan (born 1988), baseball player
Xia Huan (born 1992), badminton player
Xia Hanyu (夏瀚宇) (born 1997), singer and dancer. Member of UNINE
Xia Zhiguang (夏之光) (born 2000), singer and dancer. Member of X-NINE and R1SE

References[edit]

^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-28.

^ 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-28.

v t e 100 most common family names in mainland China (2020)
1–25	Wáng 王 Lǐ 李 Zhāng 张 Liú 刘 Chén 陈 Yáng 杨 Huáng 黄 Zhào 赵 Wú 吴 Zhōu 周 Xú 徐 Sūn 孙 Mǎ 马 Zhū 朱 Hú 胡 Guō 郭 Hé 何 Lín 林 Luó 罗 Gāo 高 Zhèng 郑 Liáng 梁 Xiè 谢 Sòng 宋 Táng 唐
26–50	Xǔ 许 Hán 韩 Dèng 邓 Féng 冯 Cáo 曹 Péng 彭 Zēng 曾 Xiāo 萧 Tián 田 Dǒng 董 Pān 潘 Yuán 袁 Cài 蔡 Jiǎng 蒋 Yú 余 Yú 于 Dù 杜 Yè 叶 Chéng 程 Wèi 魏 Sū 苏 Lǚ 吕 Dīng 丁 Rén 任 Lú 卢
51–75	Yáo 姚 Shěn 沈 Zhōng 钟 Jiāng 姜 Cuī 崔 Tán 谭 Lù 陆 Fàn 范 Wāng 汪 Liào 廖 Shí 石 Jīn 金 Wéi 韦 Jiǎ 贾 Xià 夏 Fù 傅 Fāng 方 Zōu 邹 Xióng 熊 Bái 白 Mèng 孟 Qín 秦 Qiū 邱 Hóu 侯 Jiāng 江
76–100	Yǐn 尹 Xuē 薛 Yán 阎 Duàn 段 Léi 雷 Lóng 龙 Lí 黎 Shǐ 史 Táo 陶 Hè 贺 Máo 毛 Hǎo 郝 Gù 顾 Gōng 龚 Shào 邵 Wàn 万 Qín 覃 Wǔ 武 Qián 钱 Dài 戴 Yán 严 Mò 莫 Kǒng 孔 Xiàng 向 Cháng 常
Related	Hundred Family Surnames List of common Chinese surnames 101–200 Most Common Family Names in mainland China

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