西 (xī) — Chinese Character

西

xī

west; western; the West

Radical: 西 HSK 1 f, b pictographic

Components & Etymology

西 decomposes into the following components:

兀囗

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 西.

东西

dōng xī

east and west

中西

zhōng xī

Chinese-Western (e.g. exchange)

临西

lín xī

Lingxi county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei

以西

yǐ xī

to the west of (suffix)

偏西

piān xī

inclining to the west (of the sun after noon)

克西

kè xī

xi or ksi (Greek letter Ξξ)

兰西

lán xī

Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang

关西

guān xī

Kansai region, Japan

华西

huá xī

台西

tái xī

Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

大西

dà xī

定西

dìng xī

Dingxi prefecture level city in Gansu

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.