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矽

xī

Character

What 矽 means

1. Taiwansilicon (chemistry)
2. Taiwan pr. xì

Words starting with 矽

• 矽片xī piànsilicon chip; also written 硅片
• 矽胶xī jiāo(Tw, HK) silica gel; (Tw, HK) silicone rubber
• 矽藻xī zǎodiatom
• 矽谷Xī gǔSilicon Valley
• 矽利康xī lì kāng(Taiwan) silicone (loanword)
• 矽晶片xī jīng piànsilicon chip; also written 硅晶片
• 矽橡胶xī xiàng jiāo(Taiwan) silicone rubber
• 矽肺病xī fèi bìngsilicosis
• 矽铝层xī lǚ céngSial
• 矽镁层xī měi céngsima (geology); silicon and magnesium layer in earth's crust
• 矽肺xī fèisee 矽肺病

Characters built on 夕

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

• 汐xīnight tides; evening ebbtide; Taiwan pr. xì
• 穸xītomb

Characters that look like 矽

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

• 昨zuóyesterday
• 珍zhēnprecious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy
• 砖zhuānbrick; tile (floor or wall, not roof)
• 砂shāsand; gravel; granule
• 砑yàto calender
• 砚yànink-stone

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