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禊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
禊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
禊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
禊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
禊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
禊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

禊 Stroke Order — How to Write 禊

Stroke Order

禊 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 礻, 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.

禊 Radical and Character Components

Components:礻契

禊 is a phono-semantic compound: 礻 (spirit) carries the meaning, while 契 indicates the sound.

Radical: 礻 + 9 more strokes

禊 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • xì

Meanings of 禊 in Chinese

1

xì禊

An ancient purification ritual held by the water in spring and autumn to ward off evil; also refers to "Xì Tiě," an alternative name for Wang Xizhi's masterpiece, Lanting Xu.
王羲之的《兰亭集序》因其独特的艺术价值,常被称为‘天下第一行书’,亦有‘禊帖’之美誉。
Wang Xizhi's 'Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion' is often referred to as 'the finest running script under heaven' due to its unique artistic value, and also enjoys the reputation of being called 'Xì Tiě'.

Words with 禊

  • xì禊tiě帖Xijie, Lustration Post
  • fú祓xì禊purification ritual, lustration ritual
  • xiū修xì禊Spring Purification Ritual, Lustration ceremony

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Questions about 禊

What does 禊 mean in Chinese?

禊 (xì) means “An ancient purification ritual held by the water in spring and autumn to ward off evil; also refers to "Xì Tiě," an alternative name for Wang Xizhi's masterpiece, Lanting Xu” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 禊?

禊 is pronounced xì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 禊 have?

禊 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 禊?

禊 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 礻. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 禊?

The radical of 禊 is 礻, and 禊 is a phono-semantic compound.

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