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Information of 西

Pinyin xī

Radical

覀

Strokes

6 strokes

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Definition

west

西 [xī] 1. Direction, the side where the sun sets, opposite to "东" (East). 方向，太阳落下的一边，与“东”相对。 2. The style or method belonging to the West (mostly referring to European and American countries). 事物的样式或方法属于西方的（多指欧美各国）。 3. A surname. 姓。 4. Verbal usage: 1. Same as the original meaning (of birds) perch. 同本义 ([En.] (of birds) perch) 2. To go west; to head west. 往西走;向西去 ([En.] go to west) 5. As a noun: 1. A directional term that indicates the direction of sunset, the West. 方位词。日落的方向，西方 ([En.] west) 2. An ancient term for neighboring countries to the West. 古称西边的邻国 ([En.] western neighbouring state) 3. In modern China, Europe and America are referred to as "西洋" or "泰西", abbreviated as "西". 现代我国称欧美为“西洋”或“泰西”，简称“西” ([En.] Western; Occidental) 4. An abbreviation for Western Paradise. In Buddhist scriptures, it refers to the place of the Buddha, known as the Sukhāvatī. 西天的简称。佛经中指佛祖所在之处为极乐世界，也叫“西天” ([En.] Western Paradise) 5. A compound surname. 复姓。

西周 Xī Zhōu

Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)

西双版纳 Xī shuāng bǎn nà

abbr. for 西雙版納傣族自治州|西双版纳傣族自治州 Xishuangbanna, Dhai autonomous prefecture in south Yunnan

西爪哇 Xī Zhǎo wā

West Java, province of Indonesia

墨西哥 Mò xī gē

Mexico

墨西哥城 Mò xī gē chéng

Mexico City, capital of Mexico

墨西哥湾 Mò xī gē Wān

Gulf of Mexico

喝西北风 hē xī běi fēng

lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry

西坡 xī pō

western slope

西垣 xī yuán

Nishigaki

特鲁西埃 tè lǔ xī āi

Trussier

西域 Xī yù

Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])

西塞山 Xī sài shān

Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei

西塞山区 Xī sài shān qū

Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei

广西壮族自治区 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂[Gui4], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2] / until 1959, Guangxi province

西夏 Xī Xià

Western Xia dynasty 1038-1227 of Tangut people 黨項|党项 occupying modern Ningxia and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, overthrown by Mongols

夕阳西下 xī yáng xī xià

the sun sets in the west (idiom)

西南夷 xī nán yí

Nanyi

西奈半岛 Xī nài Bàn dǎo

Sinai Peninsula

埃及西奈半岛 āi jí xī nài bàn dǎo

Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

西奥 xī ào

Theo

西南 xī nán

southwest

安达卢西亚 ān dá lú xī yà

Andalusia

圣卢西亚 Shèng Lú xī yà

Saint Lucia

西北 xī běi

northwest

西北部 Xī běi bù

northwest part

西宁 Xī níng

Xining prefecture level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 sheng3] in west China

西安 Xī ān

Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] in northwest China / see 西安區|西安区[Xi1 an1 qu1]

尤利西斯 Yóu lì xī sī

Ulysses (novel)

西装革履 xī zhuāng gé lǚ

dressed in Western-style clothes / impeccably attired

西服革履 xī fú gé lǚ

Suit leather shoes