席

蓆

xíㄒㄧˊ

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HSK 7 TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

1
variant of 席[xi2]
2
woven mat
3
surname Xi
4
seat
5
banquet
6
place in a democratic assembly
7
classifier for banquets, conversations etc

Examples

See it in context

海嘯席捲稻田, 淹沒了城鎮。

Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.

冷空氣疾風席捲整棟房子。

A blast of cold air swept through the house.

Characters

Character breakdown

广

yǎn

"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc

Related: 席

主席

zhǔ xí

chairperson

出席

chū xí

to attend

席位

xí wèi

a seat (in a theater, stadium etc)

缺席

quē xí

to be absent

首席

shǒu xí

chief (representative, correspondent etc)

Stroke practice

Practice writing 席

Characters

simplified script

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