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膝
xī
knee
🔤 Pictophonetic:
⺼ (flesh) provides meaning, 桼 provides pronunciation
Words Using 膝 (24)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
膝盖
xīgài
knee
6
膝盖
xīgài
knee
膝
xī
old variant of [[膝<xī>]]
膝
xī
old variant of [[膝<xī>]]
膝
xī
knee
膝
xī
knee
膝下
xīxià
at the knee (in reference to children) / (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
膝下
xīxià
at the knee (in reference to children) / (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
促膝
cùxī
lit. knees pressed close / intimate / seated side by side / in close contact
促膝
cùxī
lit. knees pressed close / intimate / seated side by side / in close contact
牛膝
niúxī
Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
牛膝
niúxī
Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
屈膝礼
qūxīlǐ
curtsy
屈膝礼
qūxīlǐ
curtsy
牛膝草
niúxīcǎo
hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
牛膝草
niúxīcǎo
hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
盘膝
pánxī
cross-legged
盘膝
pánxī
cross-legged
男人膝下有黄金
nánrénxīxiàyǒuhuángjīn
lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
男人膝下有黄金
nánrénxīxiàyǒuhuángjīn
lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
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⿰⺼桼
i
Component Tree i
qī
桼
the varnish tree; varnish, lacquer; paint
💡 Ideographic:
A tree 木 whose sap 氺 is used as varnish
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