锡(xī)

HSK 7-913 strokesTrad. 錫

tin (chemistry)

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Character information

Pinyin
xī
Meaning
tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
錫

Origin & structure

Where 锡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅易

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (metal); 易 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

钅jīn易yì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 锡 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 锡

Common words using 锡 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hàn焊xī锡

solder

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wú无xī锡

see 无锡市

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xī锡bó伯

Xibo ethnic group of northeast China

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liú刘yǔ禹xī锡

Liu Yuxi (772-842), Tang poet

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wú无xī锡shì市

Wuxi, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江苏省

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lái莱bǐ比xī锡

Leipzig, city in the state of Saxony, Germany

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xī锡kè克jiào教

Sikhism

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xī锡ān安

Zion

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焊无伯刘禹市莱比

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