PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin xi
Learn how to write 100 Chinese characters pronounced “xi” across 4 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “xi” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
(bound form) to practice
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the West
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to connect
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breath
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to be fond of
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to hope
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to wash; to bathe
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trick
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to breathe
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thin or slender
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in all cases
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to cherish
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced xí
10 dictionary entries use the pronunciation xí, including 习 ((bound form) to practice), 席 (woven mat), 媳 (daughter-in-law), 袭 ((bound form) to raid; to attack), 習 (Chinese character).
(bound form) to practice
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woven mat
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daughter-in-law
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(bound form) to raid; to attack
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wizard
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low
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dispatch
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced xì
22 dictionary entries use the pronunciation xì, including 系 (to connect), 戏 (trick), 细 (thin or slender), 隙 (crack), 匸 ("cover" or "conceal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 23) (distinguished from 匚[fang1])).
to connect
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trick
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thin or slender
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crack
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"cover" or "conceal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 23) (distinguished from 匚[fang1])
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forty
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grain ration
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surname Qie
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gnaw
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surname Xi
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to argue
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shoe
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semiannual ceremony of purification
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saline land
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced xǐ
10 dictionary entries use the pronunciation xǐ, including 喜 (to be fond of), 洗 (to wash; to bathe), 徙 ((literary) to change one's residence), 玺 (ruler's seal), 葸 (feel insecure).
to be fond of
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to wash; to bathe
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(literary) to change one's residence
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ruler's seal
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feel insecure
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slippers
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(grass)
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joy
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(spider)
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced xī
58 dictionary entries use the pronunciation xī, including 西 (the West), 息 (breath), 希 (to hope), 吸 (to breathe), 悉 (in all cases).
the West
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breath
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to hope
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to breathe
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in all cases
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to cherish
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dusk
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to separate
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clear
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former times
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(literary) what?
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sacrifice
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rhinoceros
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rare
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creek
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tin (chemistry)
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to extinguish
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(used in names)
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amusement
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old variant of 膝[xi1]
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(particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
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night tides
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(Tw) silicon (chemistry)
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tomb
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troubled
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sound of sobbing
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granny (dialect)
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name of a river in Hubei
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to sob
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(onom.) sound of rain, sleet etc
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alkene
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selenium (chemistry)
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Chinese character
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ground rice
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to open and close (the mouth etc)
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used in 舾裝|舾装[xi1 zhuang1]
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footpath
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(literary) fair-skinned; of light complexion
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cautious
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(bound form) lizard
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laugh
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a polypus
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Osmanthus fragrans
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name of a district in Anhui
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bright
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used in 窸窣[xi1 su1]
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same as Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2xi1], a mythical emperor
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(intestinal worm)
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used in 蟋蟀[xi1 shuai4]
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cuckoo
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acyl
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(literary) sunlight (usu. in early morning)
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mouse
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large turtles
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these xi characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 12 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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