西
- 167th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.13% to your reading coverage
- 2 dictionary entries
- Appears in 548 words
- Component in 75 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. xī (Xi1)the West • abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] • Spanish
2. xī (xi1)west
Pronunciation Clues
1. Pronunciation clue for 西 xī (xi1)The component 西 is pronounced as 'xī' (xi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Appears In
西 also appears in:Example Words
Common
dōng xī (dong1 xi1)east and west
dōng xi (dong1 xi5)thing • stuff • person • CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
xī ān (Xi1 an1)Xi'an city, subprovincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 sheng3] in northwest China • see 西安區|西安区[Xi1 an1 qu1]
xī yóu jì (Xi1 you2 ji4)Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature • also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
Uncommon
zhōng xī (Zhong1 Xi1)China and the West • Chinese-Western
kě kě xī lǐ (Ke3 ke3 xi1 li3)Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2]
gè bèn dōng xī (ge4 ben4 dong1 xi1)to go separate ways (idiom) • to part ways with someone
mò xī gē (Mo4 xi1 ge1)Mexico
dà xī yáng (Da4 xi1 yang2)Atlantic Ocean
shān xī (Shan1 xi1)Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
shān xī shěng (Shan1 xi1 sheng3)Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
bā xī (Ba1 xi1)Brazil
guǎng xī (Guang3 xi1)Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 (Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih) in southwest China on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁 • until 1959, Guangxi province
jiāng xī (Jiang1 xi1)Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 赣, capital Nanchang 南昌
jiāng xī shěng (Jiang1 xi1 sheng3)Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 赣, capital Nanchang 南昌
hé xī (He2 xi1)land west of the Yellow river • Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces
xiāng xī (Xiang1 xi1)Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] • western Hunan
fàn tè xī (fan4 te4 xi1)fantasy (loanword)
xī běi (xi1 bei3)northwest
xī běi bù (Xi1 bei3 bu4)northwest part
xī nán (xi1 nan2)southwest
xī nán bù (xi1 nan2 bu4)southwest part
xī yù (Xi1 yu4)Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])
xī tiān (Xi1 tian1)the Western Paradise (Buddhism)
xī ān shì (Xi1 an1 shi4)Xi'an city, subprovincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 sheng3] in northwest China
xī níng (Xi1 ning2)Xining prefecture level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 sheng3] in west China
xī shì (xi1 shi4)Western style
xī fāng (Xi1 fang1)the West • the Occident • Western countries
xī fāng rén (Xi1 fang1 ren2)Westerner • Occidental
xī shī (Xi1 Shi1)Xi Shi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践 as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
xī chāng (Xi1 chang1)Xichang cosmodrome • Xichang county level city in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
xī fú (xi1 fu2)suit • western-style clothes (historical usage)
xī yòu (xi1 you4)grapefruit
xī jiāng (Xi1 jiang1)Xijiang River
xī yáng (xi1 yang2)the West (Europe and North America) • countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
xī hú (Xi1 hu2)Xihu or West lake (place name) • West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang • Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
xī hú qū (Xi1 hu2 qu1)West lake district (place name) • Xihu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang • Xihu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
xī hàn (Xi1 Han4)Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢|前汉[Qian2 Han4], Former Han Dynasty
xī bān yá (Xi1 ban1 ya2)Spain
xī guā (xi1 gua1)watermelon • CL:條|条[tiao2]
xī pí (xi1 pi2)one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera • see also 二黃|二黄[er4 huang2]
xī zhí mén (Xi1 zhi2 men2)Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing • the main northwest gate of Beijing
xī mǐ (xi1 mi3)sago
xī qín (xi1 qin2)celery • parsley
xī zàng (Xi1 zang4)Tibet • Xizang or Tibetan autonomous region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区
xī xī (xi1 xi1)cubic centimetre (cc)
xī bù (xi1 bu4)western part
xī shuāng bǎn nà (Xi1 shuang1 ban3 na4)abbr. for 西雙版納傣族自治州|西双版纳傣族自治州 Xishuangbanna, Dhai autonomous prefecture in south Yunnan
xī cān (xi1 can1)Western-style food • CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4]
shǎn xī (Shan3 xi1)Shaanxi province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕, capital Xi'an 西安市[Xi1 an1 shi4]
shǎn xī shěng (Shan3 xi1 sheng3)Shaanxi province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕, capital Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]