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唏

xī

to weep, to sob; to grieve

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 希 provides pronunciation

HSK 10 strokes Uncommon (45%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

希

xī

rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect

⿰口希 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

xī

希

rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect

7 strokes HSK 2

yì

乂

to govern; to control; to nurture

💡 Ideographic: Shears, for cultivating a garden

2 strokes

bù

布

cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread

💡 Ideographic: Cloth 巾 held in a hand

5 strokes HSK 5

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

jīn

巾

cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel

📷 Pictographic: A curtain or towel hanging from a rack

3 strokes HSK 4

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

Words Using 唏 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

(onom.) clatter (of mahjong tiles etc)

xīlīhuālā

唏哩哗啦 ↗

(onom.) clatter (of mahjong tiles etc)

唏嘘 ↗

xīxū

(onom.) to sigh / to sob

xīxū

唏嘘 ↗

(onom.) to sigh / to sob