茜茜 (Xīxī) · Sissi, Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837–1898)

Meanings

HSK 6

茜茜十六岁就嫁给了奥地利皇帝。

Xīxī shíliù suì jiù jià gěi le Àodìlì huángdì.

Sissi married the Emperor of Austria when she was only sixteen.

HSK 7-9

茜茜是奥地利皇后伊丽莎白的小名。

Xīxī shì Àodìlì huánghòu Yīlìshābái de xiǎomíng.

Sissi was the pet name of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria.

usage

茜 reads xī in foreign names like this one. As the madder plant and its red dye it is qiàn, and both readings are found in Chinese girls' names.

茜茜公主 Xīxī gōngzhǔ

Sissi

Austrian film trilogy (1955–1957) with Romy Schneider as the young empress. Dubbed into Chinese, it became a favourite of the 1980s.

茜 qiàn