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奚

xī

Character

What 奚 means

1. literarywhat?
2. where?
3. why?

Other readings

奚 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Xīsurname Xi

Words starting with 奚

• 奚落xī luòto taunt; to ridicule; to jeer at
• 奚啸伯Xī Xiào bóXi Xiaobo (1910-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大须生

Words containing 奚

• 祁奚Qí XīQi Xi (c. 620-550 BC), minister of Jin state 晋国
• 祁奚之荐Qí Xī zhī jiànQi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of…
• 厗奚Tí xīold place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city)

Characters that look like 奚

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

• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 真zhēnreally; truly; indeed
• 莱láiname of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album
• 莫mòdo not; there is none who
• 桌zhuōtable; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
• 巢cháonest

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