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膝
xī
1. knee
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

膝
xī
knee
HSK 6 15 丶

Compound Words (20)

促膝
cùxī
lit. knees pressed close
牛膝
niúxī
Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
盘膝
pánxī
cross-legged
绕膝
ràoxī
(children) run around parent's knees
膝下
xīxià
at the knee (in reference to children)
膝盖
xīgài
knee
HSK 6
膝袒
xītǎn
to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)
护膝
hùxī
kneepad
双膝
shuāngxī
both knees
齐膝
qíxī
level with one's knees
磕膝盖
kēxīgài
(dialect) knee
膝上型
xīshàngxíng
laptop (computer)
屈膝礼
qūxīlǐ
curtsy
牛膝草
niúxīcǎo
hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
膝上舞
xīshàngwǔ
lap dance
膝盖骨
xīgàigǔ
kneecap
绕膝承欢
ràoxīchénghuān
to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
促膝谈心
cùxītánxīn
to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
卑躬屈膝
bēigōngqūxī
to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
奴颜婢膝
núyánbìxī
servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning

Alternate Entries

膝
xī
old variant of [[膝<xī>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,306
Word Frequency Rank
3,538 of 84,292

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