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溪

xī

HSK 6 Character

What 溪 means

1. creek
2. rivulet

Other readings

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

• xīvariant of {溪|xī}

Example sentences

• 他坐在溪流旁边。
  Tā zuò zài xīliú pángbiān.
  He sat next to the stream.
• 溪水流进这个池塘里。
  Xīshuǐ liújìn zhège chítáng lǐ.
  The stream flows into the pond.
• 溪流潺潺，催我入眠。
  Xīliú chánchán, cuī wǒ rùmián.
  The murmur of the brook lulls me to sleep.
• 他抛弃了家人，移居大溪地。
  He abandoned his family and moved to Tahiti.
• 他家后面有小溪，清可见底。
  Behind his house is a stream so clear that you can see the bottom of it.
• 大地直到四月底才得以从冬季冰冷的握持中挣脱出来。天渐暖了，雪和冰也都融化成溪了。
  It was not until the end of April that winter began to release the land from its icy grip. The days became warmer; snow and ice turned into streams of meltwater.

Words starting with 溪

• 溪流xī liústream
• 溪径xī jìngpath; (fig.) way; channel
• 溪谷xī gǔvalley; gorge
• 溪湖区Xī hú QūXihu, a district of Benxi City 本溪市
• 溪黄草xī huáng cǎoRabdosia lophanthoides (no common name), herb plant of Lamiaceae family…
• 溪蟹xī xiècrab of the family Potamidae of freshwater crabs
• 溪壑xī hèvalley; mountain gorge
• 溪涧xī jiànstream; mountain gorge
• 溪湖Xī húsee 溪湖区

Words containing 溪

• 小溪xiǎo xībrook; streamlet
• 兰溪市Lán xī ShìLanxi, a county-level city in Jinhua City 金华市
• 武溪Wǔ xīWu river in Hunan and Guangdong; formerly Shuang river 泷水
• 溯溪sù xīriver tracing; mountain stream climbing (recreational activity)
• 南溪区Nán xī QūNanxi, a district of Yibin City 宜宾市
• 大溪地Dà xī dìTahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia (Tw)
• 安溪县Ān xī XiànAnxi, a county in Quanzhou City 泉州市
• 尤溪县Yóu xī XiànYouxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市
• 巫溪县Wū xī XiànWuxi, a county in Chongqing 重庆
• 慈溪市Cí xī ShìCixi, a county-level city in Ningbo City 宁波市
• 新店溪Xīn diàn xīXindian or Hsintian Creek, one of the rivers through Taipei, Taiwan
• 明溪县Míng xī XiànMingxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市
• 本溪市Běn xī ShìBenxi, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 辽宁省
• 松溪县Sōng xī XiànSongxi, a county in Nanping City 南平市
• 梁溪区Liáng xī QūLiangxi, a district of Wuxi City 无锡市
• 玉溪市Yù xī ShìYuxi, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 云南省
• 竹溪县Zhú xī XiànZhuxi, a county in Shiyan City 十堰市
• 纳溪区Nà xī QūNaxi, a district of Luzhou City 泸州市
• 绩溪县Jì xī XiànJixi, a county in Xuancheng City 宣城市
• 花溪区Huā xī QūHuaxi, a district of Guiyang City 贵阳市
• 蓬溪县Péng xī XiànPengxi, a county in Suining City 遂宁市
• 丰溪里Fēng xī LǐPunggye-ri, a village in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, near the…
• 贵溪市Guì xī ShìGuixi, a county-level city in Yingtan City 鹰潭市
• 资溪县Zī xī XiànZixi, a county in Fuzhou City 抚州市

Characters built on 奚

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

• 蹊qīused in 蹊跷; Taiwan pr. xī
• 鼷xīused in 鼷鼠
• 徯xīfootpath; wait for

Characters that look like 溪

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

• 漠mòdesert; unconcerned
• 湿shīmoist; wet
• 遏èto restrain; to check; to hold back
• 湛zhàndeep; clear (water)
• 湍tuānto rush (of water)
• 滇Diānshort name for Yunnan 云南

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