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CHINESE CHARACTER

欷 (xī): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

to sigh; to sob
HSK —11 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

欠 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 欷.

Phonetic component

希 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 11

Write 欷 in 11 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 欷 (xī) mean in Chinese?

to sigh; to sob

How do you write 欷 in stroke order?

欷 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 欷?

欠 is the radical in 欷. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 欷?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.