昔 (xī): Past — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 昔

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昔=龷dried meat+日sun

The sun (日) over dried meat (龷) — evoking memories of past days and ancient times.

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HSK Vocabulary: 昔

HSK words that contain this character.

xī rì

昔日

in former times; in the past; in the old days

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 昔 is used in context

wǎng往

xī昔

de的

huí回

yì忆

yǒng涌

shàng上

xīn心

tóu头

。

Memories of the past flood my heart

xī昔

nián年

de的

nǔ努

lì力

zhōng终

yú于

yǒu有

xī昔

rì日

de的

měi美

hǎo好

shí时

guāng光

lìng令

rén

Information

Traditional昔

Radical日

Strokes8

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Frequency#2382

Zhuyinㄒㄧ

UnicodeU+6614

CangjieTA

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Characters pronounced "xi"

xī嘻 xǐ徙 xī息 xī蟋 xī曦 xí习 xī悉 xì细 xǐ喜 xí席 xí袭 xí媳

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Characters with pronunciation "xi"

xī嘻 xǐ徙 xī息 xī蟋 xī曦 xí习 xī悉 xì细 xǐ喜 xí席 xí袭 xí媳

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Characters with radical "日"

màn曼 xiá暇 huì晦 shí时 yì易 bào暴 zhāo昭 hàn旱 xiǎn显 jìn晋 xī曦 xún旬

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The efforts of past years finally paid off

The good old days are memorable

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Characters pronounced "xi"

xī嘻 xǐ徙 xī息 xī蟋 xī曦 xí习 xī悉 xì细 xǐ喜 xí席 xí袭 xí媳

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Characters with pronunciation "xi"

xī嘻 xǐ徙 xī息 xī蟋 xī曦 xí习 xī悉 xì细 xǐ喜 xí席 xí袭 xí媳

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Characters with radical "日"

màn曼 xiá暇 huì晦 shí时 yì易 bào暴 zhāo昭 hàn旱 xiǎn显 jìn晋 xī曦 xún旬

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