徙 (xǐ): (literary) to change one's residence
徙 (xǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) to change one's residence.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 彳 (structural) and 歨 (structural). It ranks #3035 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 徙 to step 彳 out on a long journey 歨. Its radical form 彳 (step) appears in many related characters such as 很 (hěn, very), 得 (dé, to obtain), 律 (lǜ, law).
Definitions
- (literary) to change one's residence
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo step 彳 out on a long journey 歨
Decomposition: ⿰彳歨 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迁徙verb | qiān xǐ | to migrate |
| 民族大迁徙 | mín zú dà qiān xǐ | great migration of peoples |
| 曲突徙薪phrase | qū tū xǐ xīn | lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom) |
| 转徙verb | zhuǎn xǐ | to migrate |
徙 appears in 4 compound words: 0 as the first character, 75 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 徙 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
写好徙字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo xǐ zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhèng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "徙" correctly, you need to follow the correct stroke order.
这种对超高带宽的极端渴求，正在上游掀起一场全球性的“产能大迁徙”。
zhè zhǒng duì chāo gāo dài kuān de jí duān kě qiú , zhèng zài shàng yóu xiān qǐ yī chǎng quán qiú xìng de chǎn néng dà qiān xǐ .
This extreme demand for ultra-high bandwidth is sparking a global “mass migration of production capacity” in the upstream sector.
古人类何时从迁徙主导转向原位适应？研究称关键转折期距今约4万年
gǔ rén lèi hé shí cóng qiān xǐ zhǔ dǎo zhuǎn xiàng yuán wèi shì yīng ? yán jiū chèn guān jiàn zhuǎn zhé qī jù jīn yuē 4 wàn nián
When did early humans shift from a migration-driven lifestyle to in-situ adaptation? A study suggests that the key turning point occurred approximately 40,000 years ago.
一场耗时三年的“大迁徙” 这场“搬家”，也是某种循环。
yī chǎng hào shí sān nián de dà qiān xǐ zhè chǎng bān jiā , yě shì mǒu zhǒng xún huán .
A "Great Migration" That Took Three Years. This "move" is also a kind of cycle.
纽约州吁夜间关灯助候鸟迁徙 专家:简单动作可减少大量死亡
niǔ yuē zhōu xū yè jiān guān dēng zhù hòu niǎo qiān xǐ zhuān jiā : jiǎn dān dòng zuò kě jiǎn shǎo dà liàng sǐ wáng
New York State Urges Residents to Turn Off Lights at Night to Aid Migratory Birds; Experts Say This Simple Action Can Prevent Mass Casualties
日本奈良鹿相继攀山长征迁徙到大阪 专家拆解鹿群出走原因(有片)
rì běn nài liáng lù xiāng jì pān shān cháng zhēng qiān xǐ dào dà 阪 zhuān jiā chāi jiě lù qún chū zǒu yuán yīn ( yǒu piàn )
Deer from Nara, Japan, Have Migrated to Osaka in a Long Journey Up the Mountains; Experts Analyze the Reasons Behind the Herd's Exodus (Video Included)
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced xǐ
Frequently Asked Questions
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