Meaning
creek; creek
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xi” becomes a different word in each tone. 溪 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 小溪xiǎo xībrook; streamlet
- 溪流xī liústream
- 溪谷xī gǔvalley; gorge
- 溪径xī jìngpath; (fig.) way; channel
- 溪黄草xī huáng cǎoRabdosia lophanthoides (no common name), herb plant of Lamiaceae family (together with mint and lavender), used in TCM
Example Sentence
山间有一条清澈的小溪。Shān jiān yǒu yì tiáo qīng chè de xiǎo xī.There is a clear stream in the mountains.
山Shānmountain间jiānbetween有yǒuto have一yìone条tiáostrip清澈qīng chèclear的deof小溪xiǎo xībrook。