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奚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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奚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
奚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
奚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
奚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
奚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
奚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
奚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

奚 Stroke Order — How to Write 奚

Stroke Order

奚 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 大, 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.

奚 Radical and Character Components

Components:爫幺大

Radical: 大 + 7 more strokes

奚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • xī

Meanings of 奚 in Chinese

1

xī奚

An archaic term referring to a person used in service or a bondservant.
旧时一些富裕人家,会雇用奚奴来操持家务。
In olden times, some wealthy families would employ servants to manage household affairs.
An interrogative pronoun used in classical Chinese, equivalent to '胡' or '何', indicating 'why', 'what', or 'where'.
汝奚不言?
Why do you not speak?

Common Words and Phrases with 奚

1
xī奚luò落
to ridicule; to mock; to taunt
他因为考试失败而遭到同学的奚落。
He was ridiculed by his classmates for failing the exam.
2
xī奚xìng幸
vexation
面对未知的旅程,他没有做太多准备,只是奚幸着一切顺利。
Facing the unknown journey, he didn't prepare much, merely relying on luck for everything to go smoothly.

More words with 奚

  • xī奚nú奴page, servant
  • xī奚xiān先shēng生Mr. Xi

Idioms with 奚

  • qí祁xī奚jǔ举wǔ午recommend worthy kin impartially
  • qí祁xī奚zhī之jiàn荐Recommend impartially, disregarding personal ties
  • qí祁xī奚zhī之jǔ举impartial recommendation of worthy individuals

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Questions about 奚

What does 奚 mean in Chinese?

奚 (xī) means “An archaic term referring to a person used in service or a bondservant” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 奚?

奚 is pronounced xī in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 奚 have?

奚 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 奚?

奚 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 大. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 奚?

The radical of 奚 is 大.

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