昔

xī

Radical: 日 ideographic

Components & Etymology

昔 decomposes into the following components:

廿 日

Words containing 昔

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 昔.

今昔
jīn xī
past and present
古昔
gǔ xī
奶昔
nǎi xī
milkshake
宿昔
sù xī
formerly
往昔
wǎng xī
in the past
昔年
xī nián
former years
昔日
xī rì
formerly
昔阳
xī yáng
Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
昔阳县
xī yáng xiàn
Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
今不如昔
jīn bù rú xī
things are not as good as they used to be
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
(idiom) things are very different now
修昔底德
xiū xī dǐ dé
Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War

Related characters (radical 日)

Characters that share the radical 日.

㬎 日 旦 旧 旨 早 旬 旭 旮 旯 旰 旱 旲 时 旷 旺 昀 昂 昃 昆 昇 昉 昊 昌

Learn 昔 in context

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

Start now