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Animated Stroke Order 昔
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HSK Vocabulary: 昔
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 昔 is used in context
1
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
2
xī昔
nián年
de的
nǔ努
lì力
zhōng终
yú于
yǒu有
le了
huí回
bào报
。
The efforts of past years finally paid off
3
xī昔
rì日
de的
měi美
hǎo好
shí时
guāng光
lìng令
rén人
huái怀
niàn念
。
The good old days are memorable
4
xī昔
rì日
，
zhè这
lǐ里
shì是
yí一
gè个
xiǎo小
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
In the past, this was a small village.
5
tā他
cháng常
cháng常
huái怀
niàn念
xī昔
rì日
de的
xiào校
yuán园
shēng生
huó活
。
He often misses his school life in the past.
6
xī昔
rì日
de的
fán繁
huá华
dū都
shì市
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
biàn变
dé得
níng宁
jìng静
。
The once bustling city has now become peaceful.
Information
Traditional昔
Radical日
Strokes8
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2382
Zhuyinㄒㄧ
Components—
UnicodeU+6614
CangjieTA
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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