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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
西 xī	西 \| 西* \| *西	west	HSK 1


洗 xǐ	洗 \| 洗* \| *洗	to wash; to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording)	HSK 1


系 xì	系 \| 系* \| *系	to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary)	係 HSK 3


系 xì	系 \| 系* \| *系	system / department / faculty	HSK 3


系 xì	系 \| 系* \| *系	to connect / to arrest / to worry	繫 HSK 3


细 xì	细 \| 细* \| *细	thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal	細 HSK 4


吸 xī	吸 \| 吸* \| *吸	to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale	HSK 4


戏 xì	戏 \| 戏* \| *戏	trick / drama / play / show / CL: 齣｜出, 場｜场, 臺｜台	戲 HSK 5


戏 xì	戏 \| 戏* \| *戏	variant of 戲｜戏	戯 HSK 5


稀 xī	稀 \| 稀* \| *稀	rare / uncommon / watery / sparse	HSK 7-9


席 xí	席 \| 席* \| *席	woven mat / seat / banquet / place in a democratic assembly / classifier for banquets, conversations etc	HSK 7-9


锡 xī	锡 \| 锡* \| *锡	tin (chemistry) / to bestow / to confer / to grant / Taiwan pr. [xi2]	錫 HSK 7-9


席 xí	席 \| 席* \| *席	variant of 席 / woven mat	蓆 HSK 7-9


西 Xī	西 \| 西* \| *西	the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish


喜 xǐ	喜 \| 喜* \| *喜	to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad


陕西 Shǎnxī	陕西 \| 陕西* \| *陕西	Shaanxi Province, capital Xi'an 西安 (abbr. to 陝｜陕 or 秦)	陝西


惜 xī	惜 \| 惜* \| *惜	to cherish / to begrudge / to pity / Taiwan pr. [xi2]


娘娘 niángniang	娘娘 \| 娘娘* \| *娘娘	queen / empress / imperial concubine / Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West / mother / aunt


腊 xī	腊 \| 腊* \| *腊	dried meat / also pr. [xi2]


溪 xī	溪 \| 溪* \| *溪	creek / rivulet


曦 xī	曦 \| 曦* \| *曦	(literary) sunlight (usu. in early morning)


息 xī	息 \| 息* \| *息	breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]


熙 xī	熙 \| 熙* \| *熙	(used in names) / (bound form) (literary) bright / prosperous / splendid / genial


仙桃 xiāntáo	仙桃 \| 仙桃* \| *仙桃	the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母


烯 xī	烯 \| 烯* \| *烯	alkene


昔 Xī	昔 \| 昔* \| *昔	surname Xi


昔 xī	昔 \| 昔* \| *昔	former times / the past / Taiwan pr. [xi2]


周至 Zhōuzhì	周至 \| 周至* \| *周至	Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi


蟋 xī	蟋 \| 蟋* \| *蟋	used in 蟋蟀


舾 xī	舾 \| 舾* \| *舾	used in 舾裝｜舾装


屃 xì	屃 \| 屃* \| *屃	see 贔屭｜赑屃	屭


玺 xǐ	玺 \| 玺* \| *玺	ruler's seal	璽


兮 xī	兮 \| 兮* \| *兮	(particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)


蜥 xī	蜥 \| 蜥* \| *蜥	(bound form) lizard


汐 xī	汐 \| 汐* \| *汐	night tides / evening ebbtide / Taiwan pr. [xi4]


习 Xí	习 \| 习* \| *习	surname Xi	習


习 xí	习 \| 习* \| *习	(bound form) to practice / to study / habit / custom	習


潟 xì	潟 \| 潟* \| *潟	saline land / salt marsh


禧 xǐ	禧 \| 禧* \| *禧	joy


囍 xǐ	囍 \| 囍* \| *囍	double happiness (similar to 喜喜) / symbol of good luck, esp. marriage


隙 xì	隙 \| 隙* \| *隙	crack / crevice / gap or interval / loophole / discord / rift


鵗 xī	鵗 \| 鵗* \| *鵗	pheasant


翕 xī	翕 \| 翕* \| *翕	to open and close (the mouth etc) / friendly / compliant / Taiwan pr. [xi4]


席 Xí	席 \| 席* \| *席	surname Xi


雁塔 Yàntǎ	雁塔 \| 雁塔* \| *雁塔	Yanta District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi


蓝田 Lántián	蓝田 \| 蓝田* \| *蓝田	Lantian county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi	藍田


熹 xī	熹 \| 熹* \| *熹	bright / warm


未央 Wèiyāng	未央 \| 未央* \| *未央	Weiyang District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi


悉 xī	悉 \| 悉* \| *悉	in all cases / know


长安 Cháng'ān	长安 \| 长安* \| *长安	Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝 / now 長安區｜长安区, a district of Xi'an	長安


奚 Xī	奚 \| 奚* \| *奚	surname Xi


奚 xī	奚 \| 奚* \| *奚	(literary) what? / where? / why?


巇 xī	巇 \| 巇* \| *巇	mountain-gorge / ravine


铣 xǐ	铣 \| 铣* \| *铣	to mill (machining) / Taiwan pr. [xian3]	銑


膝 xī	膝 \| 膝* \| *膝	knee


巂 xī	巂 \| 巂* \| *巂	place name in Sichuan


赩 xì	赩 \| 赩* \| *赩	red / scarlet


莲湖 Liánhú	莲湖 \| 莲湖* \| *莲湖	Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi	蓮湖


溪 xī	溪 \| 溪* \| *溪	variant of 溪	谿


熄 xī	熄 \| 熄* \| *熄	to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2]


碑林 Bēilín	碑林 \| 碑林* \| *碑林	Forest of Steles (museum in Xi'an) / Beilin District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi


嬉 xī	嬉 \| 嬉* \| *嬉	amusement


熙 xī	熙 \| 熙* \| *熙	variant of 熙	熈


隰 Xí	隰 \| 隰* \| *隰	surname Xi


隰 xí	隰 \| 隰* \| *隰	low / marshy land


东施效颦 Dōng Shīxiàopín	东施效颦 \| 东施效颦* \| *东施效颦	lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself	東施效顰


矽 xī	矽 \| 矽* \| *矽	(Tw) silicon (chemistry) / Taiwan pr. [xi4]


晰 xī	晰 \| 晰* \| *晰	clear / distinct


栖 xī	栖 \| 栖* \| *栖	used in 棲棲｜栖栖	棲


皙 xī	皙 \| 皙* \| *皙	(literary) fair-skinned; of light complexion


析 xī	析 \| 析* \| *析	to separate / to divide / to analyze


袭 xí	袭 \| 袭* \| *袭	(bound form) to raid; to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding	襲


蟠桃 pántáo	蟠桃 \| 蟠桃* \| *蟠桃	flat peach (aka Saturn peach or donut peach) / the peaches of immortality kept by Xi Wangmu 西王母


临潼 Líntóng	临潼 \| 临潼* \| *临潼	Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi	臨潼


徙 xǐ	徙 \| 徙* \| *徙	(literary) to change one's residence


终南 Zhōngnán	终南 \| 终南* \| *终南	Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an	終南


淅 xī	淅 \| 淅* \| *淅	(onom.) sound of rain, sleet etc


阎良 Yánliáng	阎良 \| 阎良* \| *阎良	Yanliang District of Xi'an 西安市, Shaanxi	閻良


夕 xī	夕 \| 夕* \| *夕	dusk / evening / Taiwan pr. [xi4]


氥 xī	氥 \| 氥* \| *氥	xenon (chemistry) (old)


呬 xì	呬 \| 呬* \| *呬	to rest


嘻 xī	嘻 \| 嘻* \| *嘻	laugh / giggle / (interjection expressing admiration, surprise etc)


屃 xì	屃 \| 屃* \| *屃	variant of 屭｜屃	屓


灞桥 Bàqiáo	灞桥 \| 灞桥* \| *灞桥	Baqiao District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi	灞橋


卌 xì	卌 \| 卌* \| *卌	forty


半坡 Bànpō	半坡 \| 半坡* \| *半坡	Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安


蹊 xī	蹊 \| 蹊* \| *蹊	(literary) footpath


息县 Xīxiàn	息县 \| 息县* \| *息县	Xi county in Xinyang 信陽｜信阳, Henan	息縣


噏 xī	噏 \| 噏* \| *噏	to gossip / to babble (Cantonese)


骊山 Líshān	骊山 \| 骊山* \| *骊山	Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor	驪山


绤 xì	绤 \| 绤* \| *绤	coarse hempen fabric	綌


檄 xí	檄 \| 檄* \| *檄	dispatch / order


浠 Xī	浠 \| 浠* \| *浠	name of a river in Hubei


唏 xī	唏 \| 唏* \| *唏	sound of sobbing


瑶池 Yáochí	瑶池 \| 瑶池* \| *瑶池	the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母	瑤池


希 xī	希 \| 希* \| *希	to hope / to admire / variant of 稀


鎴 xí	鎴 \| 鎴* \| *鎴	strontium (obsolete, now 鍶｜锶)


牺 xī	牺 \| 牺* \| *牺	sacrifice	犧


媳 xí	媳 \| 媳* \| *媳	daughter-in-law


诶 xī	诶 \| 诶* \| *诶	sigh (to express regret)	誒

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