席 xí — banquet; woven mat; seat; place; woven mat
会场里的座席已经坐满了。Huì chǎng lǐ de zuò xí yǐ jīng zuò mǎn le.The seats in the meeting hall are already full.
Common words: 主席 (zhǔ xí)、出席 (chū xí)、首席 (shǒu xí)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "woven mat"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "woven mat", including 席 (xí), 席 (xí). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "woven mat" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 席 (xí), 席 (xí) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading xí, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 席 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 席 xíbanquet; woven mat; seat; place; woven matUseful words: 主席, 出席
- 席 xíbanquet; woven mat; seat; place; woven matUseful words: 主席, 出席
Common words for these 2 "woven mat" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 席 (xí) — so "woven mat" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "woven mat".
席 xí — banquet; woven mat; seat; place; woven mat
会场里的座席已经坐满了。Huì chǎng lǐ de zuò xí yǐ jīng zuò mǎn le.The seats in the meeting hall are already full.
Common words: 主席 (zhǔ xí)、出席 (chū xí)、首席 (shǒu xí)
All 2 characters
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