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溪

xī
noun #9,666

Measure Word

一条溪 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 stream
  2. 2 creek
  3. 3 brook

Examples

山间有一条清澈的小溪。
Shānjiān yǒu yì tiáo qīngchè de xiǎoxī.
There's a clear stream in the mountains.
孩子们在溪边玩耍。
Háizimen zài xī biān wánshuǎ.
The children are playing by the stream.
溪水潺潺地流过村庄。
Xīshuǐ chánchán de liúguò cūnzhuāng.
The stream babbled past the village.

Tips

usage
溪 is often combined: 小溪 (xiǎoxī, small stream), 溪流 (xīliú, brook), 溪水 (xīshuǐ, stream water). It refers to smaller waterways than 河 (river) or 江 (large river).
memory
The left radical 氵(water) plus 奚 (xī, phonetic component). Water + the sound = a stream.

Stroke Order

溪 xī