If you find some good ways, Learn Chinese character is not a difficult things. You can remember a Chinese character by separating it partly. for example, some Chinese character is comprised of left part and right part, the both parts are also another Chinese character, therefore you can make use of the meanings of each character to remember the whole character.
Each Chinese Character a Picture,in this article we introduce the character 西, means west.
In the flash below you will know this character how to write, the correct order of strokes, the radical, phrases and you can hear the standard pronunciation.If you have trouble to use this flash,please read our article About Characters Flash before you study.
Instructions
连续 means consequent strokes
下一步 means next strok
重复 means previous stroke
Instructions
笔顺 means order of strokes
笔画 means strokes number
部首 means Radical
词组 means phrases
This character is comprised of three parts, the upper portion is 一, the center portion is 儿, the lower portion is 口. you can imagine the horizontal line above stands for a sleeping big bird, the center portion stands for two little birds and low portion stands for their nest. so the combination of these three describe that a bid bird holds its babies in its wings to have a rest in their nest. as we all know, when the sun falls to the west, this scene is very common. therefore the original meaning of 西 is "west".
The antonym of this character is 东. and pay attention to its similar character 四 sì, 四 means four, from the meanings point of view, these two characters have no relationship with each other.
Radical 西
Characters under this radical 要 yào( means want)
Strokes Number is 6 strokes
Words and Phrases
西餐 xī cān Western style food
西方 xī fāng the west
西瓜 xī guā watermelon
西南 xī nán southwest
西装 xī zhuāng Western-style clothes
西风残照 xī fēng cán zhào a setting sun in the west wind
西风落叶 xī fēng luò yè the west wind and fallen leaves; i.e., an autumn scene
西窗剪烛 xī chuāng jiǎn zhú the happy reunion of friends chatting together late at night
Sentences
上海是个东西文化交汇的城市 shàng hǎi shì gè dōng xī wén huà jiāo huì de chéng shì Shanghai is a city with a blending culture of East and West.
Tip: pinyin letter with red font means this character is a Polyphone character
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