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昔

Character

昔 xī

HSK 7–9Character

former times

Radical
日
Strokes
8
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
廿 日
Traditional
昔
Frequency
#2614 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

xī

xi1
  1. former times CC-CEDICT
  2. the past CC-CEDICT
  3. Taiwan pr. (xí) CC-CEDICT
  4. surname Xi CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 昔

Draw “昔” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 昔日这里是一个小村子。

    xī rì zhè lǐ shì yí gè xiǎo cūn zi

    In the past, this was a small village.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他常常想起昔日的快乐。

    tā cháng cháng xiǎng qǐ xī rì de kuài lè

    He often thinks about the happy old days.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 昔日的同学今天又见面了。

    xī rì de tóng xué jīn tiān yòu jiàn miàn le

    The old classmates met again today.

    AI-generated sentence

Words with 昔

See all 16 →
昔日xī rìformer days; the time before nowWordHSK 7–9昔年xī niánformer yearsWord
昔阳xī yángXiyang, a county in Jinzhong City 晋中市 (Jìn zhōng Shì), Shanxi↗See 昔阳县WordUnreviewed
昔阳县xī yáng xiànXiyang, a county in Jinzhong City 晋中市 (Jìn zhōng Shì), ShanxiWord今昔jīn xīpast and presentWord古昔gǔ xī(literary) ancient timesWord奶昔nǎi xīmilkshake (Note: 昔 (xī) is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)Word宿昔sù xīformerlyWord往昔wǎng xīthe pastWord果昔guǒ xī(Tw) smoothieWord今不如昔jīn bù rú xīthings are not as good as they used to beWord今非昔比jīn fēi xī bǐ(idiom) things are very different now; times have changedWord

Same radical 日

All characters with 日 →
是shì日rì时shí時shí明míng星xīng晚wǎn早zǎo曆lì昨zuó普pǔ易yì
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