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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xī | xi1
English translation
exclamatory particle

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Modal particle / 语气词 yǔ qì cí Yǔqì cí

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Positional decomposition

八丂

Explanation

Depicts two lines of air () coming from breath ( kǎo ).

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辉流霞 zhī 灼灼 áo 海鸥 hǎi ōu zhī 悠悠 yōu yōu ﹒.

The afterglow so brilliantly aflame , ho ; the seagulls fluttering so carefree.

以为 yǐwéi Liáng zhù 银霞以为 yǐwéi bīng ﹒.

Beams and pillars of rainbow , ho , screens and drapery of silvery afterglow.

大风 dà fēng yún 飞扬 fēi yáng .

A gale has risen and is sweeping the clouds across the sky.

yún 青青, Shuǐ dàn dàn 兮生 yān .

" Clouds darken with darkness of rain, Streams pale with pallor of mist . "

lǎo 冉冉 rǎn rǎn jiāng zhì .

It'seems old is slowly catching up with me.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
(particle in old Chinese similar to ā )
兮兮 xī xī (particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮 zāng xī xī , 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮 kě lián xī xī , and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮)兮兮 xī xī
脏兮兮 zāng xī xī dirty髒兮兮

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