昔 Stroke Order — How to Write 昔
昔 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 日, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
昔 Radical and Character Components
昔 is an ideographic compound. Twenty 廿 days ago 日.
Radical: 日 + 4 more strokes
昔 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- xī
Meanings of 昔 in Chinese
xī昔
Common Words and Phrases with 昔
More words with 昔
- chóu畴xī昔in former times; previously
- jīn今xī昔past and present, then and now
- nǎng曩xī昔formerly; in the past
- wǎng往xī昔the past, bygone days
- xī昔sè色Past beauty, Former looks
- jīn今xī昔duì对bǐ比Then and now, Past vs. present
- rú如xī昔as before, as always
- xī昔rì日lǐ里In the past, Formerly
- xī昔rì日gù故yǒu友old friend, former friend
- xī昔rì日háo好yǒu友old friend, former friend
- xī昔rì日fán繁huá华former glory, past splendor
- xī昔rì日tóng同chuāng窗old classmate, former classmate
- huí回shǒu首wǎng往xī昔Looking back, Recalling the past
- huí回yì忆wǎng往xī昔Recall the past, Reminisce
- wǎng往xī昔suì岁yuè月bygone years, past times
Idioms with 昔
- fēi非xī昔shì是jīn今reject past views for present ones
- fǔ抚jīn今zhuī追xī昔Contemplate present, recall past
- gǎn感jīn今huái怀xī昔Nostalgic for the past, moved by the present
- jīn今bù不rú如xī昔The present is not as good as the past
- jīn今fēi非xī昔bǐ比The present is much better than the past
- yì忆xī昔fǔ抚jīn今recall past, reflect on present
- fǔ抚jīn今dào悼xī昔reflect on past in light of present
- fǔ抚jīn今sī思xī昔reflect on past while contemplating present
- fǔ抚jīn今tòng痛xī昔reflect on present, grieve past
- gǎn感jīn今sī思xī昔feel nostalgic for the past
- jīn今shì是xī昔fēi非past errors, present correctness
- pān攀jīn今bǐ比xī昔compare present with past
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Open the tool →Questions about 昔
What does 昔 mean in Chinese?
昔 (xī) means “formerly” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 昔?
昔 is pronounced xī in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 昔 have?
昔 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 昔?
昔 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 日. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 昔?
The radical of 昔 is 日, and 昔 is an ideographic compound.