欷 Stroke Order
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Information of 欷
Pinyin
xī
Radical
欠
Strokes
11 strokes
Usage
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Definition
to sob
欷 [xī]
1. Weeping or sobbing.
2. Also pronounced as “xū” in the term “歔欷,” which has the same meaning as above.
3. Sighing.
欷 [xī]
1. Weeping: "The side breaths increase."
2. Also pronounced as “xū” in the term “歔欷,” which has the same meaning as above.
3. Sighing: Sighing deeply. Looking up and sighing to the heavens.
Definition: The primary meaning is weeping or choking with emotion.
Character Formation: Phono-semantic compound, composed of the component for breath (欠) and the sound element (希). The component for breath relates to exhalation.
Example Use:
1. From “Selected Works of Literature, Song Yu, The Wind Rhapsody”: The feeling is sorrowful and the sound increases with weeping.
2. Other examples include: 欷歔 (sobbing; sighing); 欷吁 (sound of lamentation).