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唏

xī

Character

What 唏 means

1. sound of sobbing

Words starting with 唏

• 唏嘘xī xū(onomatopoeia) to sigh; to sob
• 唏哩哗啦xī li huā lāvariant of 稀里哗啦
• 唏里哗啦xī li huā lāvariant of 稀里哗啦

Characters built on 希

These share the phonetic component 希 (xī), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 稀xīsparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery
• 烯xīalkene
• 郗Chīsurname Chi; name of an ancient city
• 浠Xīname of a river in Hubei
• 欷xīto sob

Characters that look like 唏

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 啸xiào(of people) to whistle; (of birds and animals) to screech; to howl; to roar
• 倚yǐto lean on; to rely upon
• 哮xiàopant; roar; bark (of animals)
• 绣xiùto embroider; embroidery
• 绮qǐbeautiful; open-work silk
• 哞mōumoo (sound made by cow)

Sounds the same

Read xī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 息breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)
• 西west
• 希to hope; to admire; variant of 稀
• 吸to breathe; to suck in; to absorb
• 悉in all cases; know
• 惜to cherish; to begrudge; to pity
• 析to separate; to divide; to analyze
• 夕(bound form) sunset; dusk; (bound form) evening; night; Taiwan pr. xì
• 晰clear; distinct
• 稀sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery
• 牺sacrifice
• 昔former times; the past; Taiwan pr. xí