西
west
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #48 U+897F
How 西 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東
How to remember it
west · Heisig RSH #1253
四 four + 一 one + human legs + 口 mouth — as a component also called: Old West
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 西 as their sound component
These characters all use 西 (xī) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 西 sound component | xī | west, western, westward |
| 晒 | shài | to dry in the sun; to expose to the sun |
| 栖 | qī | perch, roost, to stay |
| 洒 | sǎ | to pour, to spill; to scatter, to shed; to wipe away |
| 牺 | xī | to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause |
| 茜 | qiàn | reed, madder; Rubia cordifolia |
| 溧 | lì | a river in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces |
| 哂 | shěn | to smile; to laugh at; to sneer |
| 恓 | xī | vexed |
| 硒 | xī | selenium |
| 舾 | xī | equipment onboard a ship |
| 垔 | yīn | to restrain; to dam a stream and change its direction; a mound |
| 粞 | xī | ground rice; to thresh rice |
Words containing 西
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山西大学 | Shān xī Dà xué | Shanxi University |
| 大西国 | Dà xī guó | Atlantis |
| 西山区 | Xī shān Qū | Xishan, a district of Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 中西区 | Zhōng Xī qū | Central and Western district of Hong Kong |
| 西市区 | Xī shì Qū | Xishi, a district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 西子 | Xī zǐ | another name for Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1] |
| 大西 | Dà xī | Ōnishi (Japanese surname) |
| 西大 | Xī dà | (Internet slang) the United States (contrasted with China 東大|东大[Dong1 da4]); (informal) ab… |
| 西区 | Xī Qū | Xi District or Xiqu, a district of Panzhihua City 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 山西 | Shān xī | see 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3] |
| 西山 | Xī shān | see 西山區|西山区[Xi1 shan1 Qu1] |
| 西市 | Xī shì | see 西市區|西市区[Xi1 shi4 Qu1] |
| 中西 | Zhōng Xī | China and the West; Chinese-Western |
| 西学 | Xī xué | Western learning (intellectual movement in the late Qing); also called 洋務運動|洋务运动 |
| 西安区 | Xī ān Qū | Xi'an, a district of Mudanjiang City 牡丹江市[Mu3 dan1 jiang1 Shi4], Heilongjiang; Xi'an, a di… |
| 西安市 | Xī ān Shì | Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] |
| 西天 | Xī tiān | the Western Paradise (Buddhism) |
| 上西天 | shàng xī tiān | (Buddhism) to go to the Western Paradise; (fig.) to die |
| 西南大学 | Xī nán Dà xué | Southwest University (Chongqing) |
| 西拉 | Xī lā | Syrah (grape type) |