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谿 Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xī | xi1
English translation
valley, gorge; mountain stream

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About 谿

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

谿

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

valley

Etymology of 谿

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

奚谷

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of 谿.

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Words with 谿

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
creek
小溪 xiǎo xī brook小溪 xiǎo xī
溪流 xī liú stream溪流 xī liú
安溪 Ān xī Anxi county in Quanzhou 泉州 Quán zhōu [Quán​zhōu], Fujian安溪 Ān xī
慈溪 Cí xī Cixi county level city in Ningbo 寧波|宁波 Níng bō [Níng​bō], Zhejiang慈溪 Cí xī
玉溪 Yù xī Yuxi prefecture level city in Yunnan玉溪 Yù xī
本溪 Běn xī Benxi prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 Liáo níng shěng in northeast China本溪 Běn xī
溪谷 xī gǔ valley溪谷 xī gǔ
兰溪 Lán xī Lanxi county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华 Jīn huá [Jīn​huá], Zhejiang蘭溪
安溪县 Ān xī xiàn Anxi county in Quanzhou 泉州 Quán zhōu [Quán​zhōu], Fujian安溪縣
慈溪市 Cí xī shì Cixi county level city in Ningbo 寧波|宁波 Níng bō [Níng​bō], Zhejiang慈溪市 Cí xī shì
花溪区 Huā xī qū Huaxi district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市 Guì yáng shì [Guì​yáng​shì], Guizhou花溪區
玉溪市 Yù xī shì Yuxi prefecture level city in Yunnan玉溪市 Yù xī shì
贵溪 Guì xī Guixi county level city in Yingtan 鷹潭|鹰潭 Yīng tán , Jiangxi貴溪
屯溪 Tún xī Tunxi district of Huangshan city 黃山市|黄山市 Huáng shān shì [Huáng​shān​shì], Anhui屯溪 Tún xī
本溪市 Běn xī shì Benxi prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 Liáo níng shěng in northeast China本溪市 Běn xī shì
巫溪 Wū xī Wushi county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan巫溪 Wū xī

谿 Decomposition & Compounds

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