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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xī | xi1
English translation
in all cases
know
to know, to learn about, to comprehend

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

mind

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

釆心

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

biàn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and biàn represents the sound.

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Cóng 悉尼 Xī ní dào 珀斯 Pò sī de 徒步 tú bù 旅行 lǚxíng 简直 jiǎnzhí le .

It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.

zài 这里 zhè lǐ dāi le hěn jiǔ ,情况 qíngkuàng hěn 熟悉 shúxī .

He's been here long enough to know what o'clock it is.

zài duì 价值观 jià zhí guān de 熟悉 shúxī shǎng , kān 荣誉 róngyù 荣耀 róng yào .

My view on inclines to reputation and honor.

那里 nà li de 旅馆 lǚ guǎn 可棒 le . zhè 地方 dìfāng 熟悉 shúxī ? ”

You are not familiar with this part of the country, are you? "

kān Shū de 时候 shíhou , 突然 tūrán Wén dào 熟悉 shúxī de 味道 wèidao .

While I was reading, a familiar smell suddenly wafted my way.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
熟悉 shúxī to know well熟悉 shúxī
据悉 jùxī according to reports據悉
获悉 huò xī to learn of sth獲悉
悉尼 Xī ní Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia悉尼 Xī ní
know
悉心 xī xīn with great care悉心 xī xīn
洞悉 dòng xī to clearly understand洞悉 dòng xī
悉数 xī shǔ all悉數
知悉 zhī xī to know知悉 zhī xī
得悉 dé xī to learn about得悉 dé xī
闻悉 wén xī to hear (about sth)聞悉
悉达多 Xī dá duō Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism悉達多

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