Hsia

American  

[shyah] / ʃjɑ /

Or Xia

noun

1. a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.

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Etymology

Origin of Hsia

First recorded in 1905–10

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Hsia

Professor Hsia added: "The shape-memory polymer adhesives we designed overcome both the adhesion paradox and the switchability conflict, providing guidelines for developing stronger and more switchable adhesives adaptable to rough surfaces."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024

The Nationalists said Hsia was due to visit cities including Chengdu, Nanchang, Zhongshan, Xiamen, and Chongqing on what it termed a listening tour.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

Hsia spoke about the perennially human act of peering into the infinite and seeking solace in the cosmos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

Andrew Hsia, a Kuomintang vice chairman, went to China and met with Wang Huning and Song Tao, two key figures in Beijing’s Taiwan strategy.

From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

Soon they caught sight of the head eunuch, Hsia Ping-chung, advancing on horseback, and besides himself, a considerable retinue of eunuchs.

From Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by H. Bencraft Joly