西 Xī

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Traditional form

西 Xī

Contains the radical

西 Xī

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí

Learning hint

A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東 dōng

Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿻兀囗

Explanation

Origin unclear. Variously explained as a bag or bird's nest.

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买 mǎi 些 xiē 莴苣 wō jù 和 hé 西红柿 xīhóngshì ,我 wǒ 好 hǎo 做 zuò 色拉 sè lā .

Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.

我 wǒ 把 bǎ 您 nín 的 de 东西 dōngxī 包 Bāo 起来 qǐlai ,好 hǎo 吗 mǎ ?

Shall I tie up your things in a parcel?

奶酪 nǎi lào 是 shì 引诱 yǐn yòu 老鼠 lǎoshǔ 上钩 shàng gōu 的 de 极 jí 好 hǎo 的 de 东西 dōngxī .

Cheese is very good for luring a mouse into a trap.

刀子 dāo zi 太 tài 钝 dùn 了 le ,割 gē 不 bù 开 kāi 东西 dōngxī .

The knife is so dull that it will not cut.

我们 wǒmen 之中 zhī zhōng 谁 shuí 也 Yě 不 bù 能 Néng 单独 dāndú 买得起 qǐ 这 zhè 东西 dōngxī , 所以 suǒyǐ 我们 wǒmen 就 jiù 集资 jí zī 购买 gòu mǎi 吧 bā .

None of us can afford It'separately, so let's pool our resources.

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 西 Xī in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
东西 dōngxī	thing	東西
西 Xī	west	西 Xī
西部 xī bù	western part	西部 xī bù
西方 Xī fāng	the West	西方 Xī fāng
西班牙 Xī bān yá	Spain	西班牙 Xī bān yá
墨西哥 Mò xī gē	Mexico	墨西哥 Mò xī gē
巴西 Bā xī	Brazil	巴西 Bā xī
西安 Xī ān	Xi'an district of Liaoyuan city 遼源市\|辽源市 Liáo yuán shì , Jilin	西安 Xī ān
广西 Guǎng xī	until 1959, Guangxi province	廣西
西藏 Xī zàng	Tibet	西藏 Xī zàng
山西 Shān xī	Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 Jìn capital Taiyuan 太原 Tài yuán	山西 Shān xī
江西 Jiāng xī	Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 赣 gàn , capital Nanchang 南昌 Nán chāng	江西 Jiāng xī
西南 xī nán	southwest	西南 xī nán
陕西 Shǎn xī	Shaanxi province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝 shǎn \|陕 shǎn [Shǎn], capital Xi’an 西安市 Xī ān Shì [Xī'ānShì]	陝西
西装 xī zhuāng	suit	西裝
西德 Xī Dé	West Germany	西德 Xī Dé
西北 Xī běi	Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)	西北 Xī běi
马来西亚 Mǎ lái xī yà	Malaysia	馬來西亞
西班牙语 Xī bān yá yǔ	Spanish language	西班牙語
西瓜 xīguā	watermelon	西瓜 xīguā
西湖 Xī hú	Xihu or West lake (place name)	西湖 Xī hú
切尔西 Qiè ěr xī	Chelsea	切爾西
新西兰 Xīn xī lán	New Zealand	新西蘭
西红柿 xīhóngshì	tomato	西紅柿

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 西 Xī and their own compounds.

西 Xī

兀 wù

一 yī , 儿 ér

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See all 202 Chinese words that contain the character 西 Xī in their composition.

西 Xī

晒 shài

酉 yǒu

酋 qiú

尊 zūn

遵 zūn , 蹲 dūn , 鳟 zūn , 樽 zūn , 鐏, 鱒 zūn , 僔 zǔn , 噂 zǔn , 墫 zūn , 壿 zūn , 撙 zǔn , 燇 jùn , 嶟, 澊, 竴, 繜, 罇, 譐

奠 diàn , 遒 qiú , 猶 yóu , 楢 yóu , 猷 yóu , 蝤 qiú , 輶, 鞧 qiū , 揂, 湭, 煪, 禉, 緧, 蠤, 趥, 鰌

醮 jiào

蘸 zhàn

釁 xìn

酒 jiǔ , 醒 xǐng , 配 pèi , 酷 kù , 醉 zuì , 酱 jiàng , 酸 suān , 酪 lào , 酬 chóu , 酗 xù , 醋 cù , 醇 chún , 酿 niàng , 醺 xūn , 酥 sū , 酮 tóng , 酶 méi , 酯 zhǐ , 酊 dīng , 酝 yùn , 酵 jiào , 酩 mǐng , 酌 zhuó , 酚 fēn , 醛 quán , 醍 tí , 酣 hān , 醚 mí , 醐 hú , 酞 tài , 莤, 醌 kūn , 酐 gān , 醢 hǎi , 酰 xiān , 醣 táng , 恓 xī , 槱 yǒu , 歠 chuò , 氥 xī , 酎 zhòu , 酏 yǐ , 酔 zuì , 酕 máo , 酖 zhèn , 酡 tuó , 酢 cù , 酤 gū , 酦 fā , 酲 chéng
酴 tú , 酹 lèi , 酺 pú , 酽 yàn , 酾 shāi , 醁 lù , 醄 táo , 醅 pēi , 醆 zhǎn , 醊 chuò , 醑 xǔ , 醓 tǎn , 醖 yùn , 醝 cuó , 醟 yòng , 醡 zhà , 醤 jiàng , 醨 lí , 醪 láo , 醭 bú , 醯 xī , 醰 tán , 醲, 醳 yì , 醴 lǐ , 醵 jù , 醸 niàng , 醹 rú , 醽 líng , 醾 mí , 釂 jiào , 偤, 唒, 媨, 崷, 庮, 廼, 徆, 拪 qiān , 毢, 絤, 綇, 蒏, 跴, 輏, 逎, 酑, 酘, 酙, 酛
酜, 酟, 酠, 酧, 酨, 酫, 酭, 酳, 酻, 酼, 醀, 醂, 醃 yān , 醈, 醎, 醏, 醔, 醕, 醗, 醘, 醙, 醜 chǒu , 醞 yùn , 醠, 醥, 醦, 醧, 醩, 醫 yī , 醬 jiàng , 醱 fā , 醶, 醷, 醻, 醼, 醿, 釀 niàng , 釃, 釄, 釅, 閪, 鯂