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晰

xī

HSK 6 Character

What 晰 means

1. clear
2. distinct

Other readings

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

• xīvariant of {晰|xī}

Example sentences

• 更清晰些。
  Gèng qīngxī xiē.
  Be more precise.
• 这台电脑的屏幕很清晰
  Zhè tái diànnǎo de píngmù hěn qīngxī
  This computer has a sharp screen.
• 这台电脑的屏幕很清晰。
  This computer has a sharp screen.
• 透过办公室的窗户可以清晰地看见城市的风景。
  You can see the city view clearly from the office window.

Words containing 晰

• 清晰qīng xīclear; distinct
• 明晰míng xīclear; well-defined; limpid
• 清晰度qīng xī dùdefinition; sharpness; clarity
• 高清晰度gāo qīng xī dùhigh definition (instruments); high resolution

Characters built on 析

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

• 蜥xī(bound form) lizard
• 皙xī(literary) fair-skinned; of light complexion
• 淅xī(onomatopoeia) sound of rain, sleet etc

Characters that look like 晰

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

• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off
• 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)
• 粥zhōucongee; gruel; porridge
• 惭cánashamed
• 蛎lìoyster
• 淅xī(onomatopoeia) sound of rain, sleet etc

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
• 稀sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery
• 牺sacrifice
• 昔former times; the past; Taiwan pr. xí
• 溪creek; rivulet