西
xī
west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
- Strokes
- 6
- Level
- HSK 1 · TOCFL Novice 1
- Frequency
- No. 128
How to write 西, stroke by stroke
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What 西 means
the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙; Spanish; west
Pictographic: A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東
Words with 西
- 东西dōng xīeast and west
- 东西dōng xithing; stuff; person
- 西方xī fāngthe West; the Occident; Western countries
- 西装xī zhuāngsuit; Western-style clothes
- 西部xī bùwestern part
- 西班牙语xī bān yá yǔSpanish language
- 西瓜xī guāwatermelon
- 西边xī biānwest; west side; western part; to the west of
- 西北xī běinorthwest
- 西服xī fúsuit; Western-style clothes (historical usage)
- 西红柿xī hóng shìtomato
- 西南xī nánsouthwest
西 in a sentence
「 zhè jiù shì wǒ yào zhǎo de dōng xī ！ 」 tā dà jiào 。
"This is what I was looking for!" he exclaimed.
lǐng dài hé wǒ de xī zhuāng bú pèi 。
The tie doesn't go with my suit.
tài yáng zài dōng fāng shēng qǐ ， xī fāng luò xià 。
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
wǒ cóng méi jiàn guò nà me dà de xī guā ！
I've never seen such a giant watermelon!
zhè shì yì zhǒng xī guā 。
This is a kind of watermelon.