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西 (xī): West — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 西

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How to write 西 — animated stroke order

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西 stroke order diagram
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4.

HSK Vocabulary: 西

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东西

dōng xi

thing

HSK 1

西瓜

xī guā

watermelon

HSK 2

西红柿

xī hóng shì

5.

Example Sentences

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

tā他
chuān穿
zhe着
xī西
fú服
cān参
jiā

Information

Pinyinxī
Meaningwest
Strokes6
Radical覀
Traditional西
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#206
Zhuyinㄒㄧ
UnicodeU+897F
CangjieMCW
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tomato

HSK 4

东张西望

dōng zhāng xī wàng

look all around

HSK 6

东奔西走

dōng bēn xī zǒu

rush about / run around

HSK 3.0 L7-9

西北

Xī běi

Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)

HSK 3.0 L3
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西南

xī nán

southwest

HSK 3.0 L3

西方

Xī fāng

the West

HSK 3.0 L3

西装

xī zhuāng

suit

HSK 3.0 L5

西部

xī bù

western part

HSK 3.0 L4

西餐

xī cān

Western-style food

HSK 3.0 L5
加
zhòng重
yào要
huì会
yì议
。

He wears a suit to attend important meetings

tā他
jì计
huà划
míng明
nián年
qù去
xī西
fāng方
liú留
xué学
。

He plans to study abroad in the West next year

xià夏
tiān天
chī吃
xī西
guā瓜
hěn很
jiě解
kě渴
。

Eating watermelon in summer is very thirst-quenching

tài太
yáng阳
cóng从
xī西
biān边
luò落
xià下
。

The sun sets in the west.

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