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HSK
7-9
xī
嬉
play
嬉
play
Composition
Components
口
mouth
口
mouth
女
woman
女
woman
壴
drum
壴
drum
Sounds
xi-
Xena
xi-
Xena
-_
house
-_
house
1
outside the entrance
1
outside the entrance
Pinyin
xi1
•
xī
Meaning
Primary
play
Alternatives
plays, playing, played
Mnemonic
[xi-] Xena
is in
[1] front
of the
[-_] house
where she
嬉 plays
a strange game with a neighborhood
女 woman
. They have a small
壴 drum
that rolls around the lawn that they chase around trying to kiss with their
口 mouth
. What a strange game to
嬉 play
.
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to start
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marriage
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wán
玩
to play
nòng
弄
to play with
xì
戲
drama
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奏
to play music
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Same Pronunciation
xī
西
west
xī
希
to hope
xī
吸
to inhale
xī
析
to analyze
xī
悉
to know
xī
犧
sacrifice
xī
晰
distinct
xī
稀
scarce
xī
溪
creek
xī
熙
splendid
xī
膝
knee
xī
攜
to take along
xī
兮
exclaim
xī
皙
fair-skinned
xī
犀
rhinoceros
xī
蜥
lizard
xī
窸
rustle
xī
嘻
giggle
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