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奚
xī
1. (literary) what?
2. where?
3. why?
Common • Top 14% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

奚
xī
where, what, why, how
10 丶

Compound Words (5)

厗奚
Tíxī
old place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city)
奚落
xīluò
to taunt
祁奚
QíXī
Qi Xi (c. 620-550 BC), minister of Jin state [[晉國|晋国<Jìnguó>]] of the Spring and Autumn states
奚啸伯
XīXiàobó
Xi Xiaobo (1910-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards [[四大鬚生|四大须生]]
祁奚之荐
QíXīzhījiàn
Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty

Alternate Entries

奚
Xī
surname Xi

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,394
Word Frequency Rank
11,883 of 84,292

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