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西

xī

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 3

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xī · sai1 (Jyutping)

  1. the West
  2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
  3. Spanish
  4. west

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Character breakdown

西

Meaning
west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
Radical
西
Strokes
6
Components
⿻兀囗
Cangjie
MCW
Four-corner
1060.0

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