昔

xī

formerly; ancient; in beginning

How to write 昔, stroke by stroke

surname Xi; former times; the past; Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Ideographic: Twenty 廿 days ago 日

Made of 廿 + 日

奶昔nǎi xīmilkshake (Note: 昔 is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
昔日xī rìformer days; in the past
往昔wǎng xīthe past
今非昔比jīn fēi xī bǐ(idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
今昔jīn xīpast and present; yesterday and today
宿昔sù xīformerly; in the past
昔年xī niánformer years; previous years
今不如昔jīn bù rú xīthings are not as good as they used to be
美洛昔康měi luò xī kāngmeloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)
阿昔洛韦ā xī luò wéiaciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
古昔gǔ xī(literary) ancient times; in olden days
修昔底德xiū xī dǐ déThucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War

这些照片总是让我想起昔日时光。
zhè xiē zhào piàn zǒng shì ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ xī rì shí guāng 。
These pictures always remind me of the old days.
请帮我做个奶昔。
qǐng bāng wǒ zuò gè nǎi xī 。
Please make a milkshake for me.
你看起来健康如昔。
nǐ kàn qǐ lái jiàn kāng rú xī 。
You look as healthy as ever.