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熄

xī

HSK 6 Character

What 熄 means

1. to extinguish
2. to put out (fire)
3. to quench
4. to stop burning
5. to go out (of fire, lamp etc)
6. to come to an end
7. to wither away
8. to die out
9. Taiwan pr. xí

Example sentences

• 熄灯。
  Xīdēng.
  Put out the light.
• 火熄灭了。
  Huǒ xīmiè le.
  The fire was out.
• 不要忘了熄火。
  Bù yào wàng le xīhuǒ.
  Don't forget to put the fire out.
• 火自然熄灭了。
  Huǒ zìrán xīmiè le.
  The fire went out by itself.
• 蜡烛自然熄灭。
  Làzhú zìrán xīmiè.
  The candle went out by itself.
• 火马上就被扑熄了。
  The fire was extinguished at once.

Words starting with 熄

• 熄灭xī mièto stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out
• 熄灯xī dēngturn out the lights; lights out
• 熄火xī huǒ(of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire); (fig.) to die down
• 熄屏xī píngvariant of 息屏

Words containing 熄

• 吹熄chuī xīto blow out (a flame)
• 智熄zhì xī(slang) extremely foolish; beyond stupid (pun on 窒息

Characters built on 息

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

• 媳xídaughter-in-law
• 螅xīused in 水螅
• 瘜xīa polypus

Characters that look like 熄

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

• 稳wěnsettled; steady; stable
• 遮zhēto cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide
• 尴gānused in 尴尬
• 潺chánflow; trickle (of water)
• 摁ènto press (with one's finger or hand)
• 缟gǎoplain white silk

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