Xia

Xia ( Chinese:夏) is

• The name of a Chinese dynasty, see Xia Dynasty
• One of the Sixteen Kingdoms, see Xia ( UK )
• The Western Xia Dynasty from 1032 - 1227
• A circle Xia (夏县; Pinyin: Xia Xiàn ) of the prefecture-level city of Yuncheng in Shanxi province, see Xia ( Yuncheng )
• A Chinese submarine class, see Xia - class

Xia is the surname of the following persons:

• Xia Baolong ( born 1952 ), Governor of Zhejiang
• Xia Huan (* 1992), Chinese badminton player
• Xia Jia Ping (born 1969 ), Chinese Tennis Player
• Younan Xia (born 1965 ), American chemist
• Xia Xuanze ( born 1979 ), Chinese badminton player

• Adrian Hsia (Chinese夏瑞春Xia Ruichun; 1938-2010 ), Chinese literary critic, specialist in German and Anglist

• Disambiguation