西

xī

“The West” in Chinese is 西 (xī).

Other characters with the syllable xi: see all 29 →

Meaning

the West
abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
Spanish

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west

Example

她去买东西。

She's going shopping.

From 东西 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 西

东西dōngxieast and westHSK 1 西边xībianwestHSK 1 西北xīběiNorthwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)HSK 2 西餐xīcānWestern-style foodHSK 2 西方xīfāngthe WestHSK 2 西南xīnánsouthwestHSK 2 西医xīyīWestern medicineHSK 2 西部xībùwestern partHSK 3

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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