华夏也称“夏”、“诸夏”,又称为“诸华”。是中国古代第一个朝代(夏朝)的自称[1] ,以区别与夏王朝敌对的四方部落(四夷)。如《左传》襄公十四年记载出自四岳之后的姜戎子驹支说:“我诸戎饮食衣服不与华同,贽币不通,语言不达。”[2] 后来华夏部落吸收了同边的巴蜀、荆楚、百越诸部落,汉民族开始形成,于是“华夏”这个称呼逐渐成为汉民族的别称。
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