the second season of the year; summer

(bound form) an ancient name for China, as in the term 华夏 huá​xià

the first Chinese dynasty, traditionally dated to c. 21st to 16th century BC; also refers to several later historical states by the same name

a Chinese surname

(literary) big; high; also refers to a large house or building

(archaic) (bound form) a rod or stick used for punishment in schools, used in the compound 夏楚 jiǎ​chǔ

(literary) multicolored; having five colors