西

xī

the West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙

Radical: 西 Strokes: 6

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

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Character Decomposition

西=兀+囗

Etymology

A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東

Meanings

the West

abbr. for Spain 西班牙

Spanish

Xī

west

xī

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Words with 西 1083 total

east and west东西dōng xī land west of the Yellow river · Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces河西Hé xī west of Liaoning辽西liáo xī (old) the West; the Occident泰西Tài xī West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang西湖Xī Hú

Idioms with 西 170 total

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient · Rob Peter to pay Paul拆东补西chāi dōng bǔ xī (lit.) to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying) · (fig.) to rob Peter to pay Paul拆东墙补西墙chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily · to bustle about东奔西跑dōng bēn xī pǎo