奚 (xī): surname Xi

奚 (xī) is a Chinese character meaning “surname xi.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 爫 (structural), 幺 (structural) and 大 (structural). It ranks #3024 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 大 big10 strokesFrequency #3024爫 structural幺 structural大 structural

Definitions

  1. surname Xi

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
奚落verbxī luòto taunt
祁奚之荐qí xī zhī jiànQi Xi's recommendation (idiom)
奚啸伯xī xiào bóXi Xiaobo (1910-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生
厗奚tí xīold place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city)
祁奚qí xīQi Xi (c. 620-550 BC), minister of Jin state 晉國|晋国 of the Spring and Autumn states
5
Total compounds
40
As first character
40
As last character
20
As middle character

奚 appears in 5 compound words: 40 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 20 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 奚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

仲zhòng
0.460376 co-occurrences
斤jīn
0.456370 co-occurrences
恤xù
0.44172 co-occurrences
拽zhuài
0.42916 co-occurrences
契qì
0.422202 co-occurrences
达dá
0.397642 co-occurrences
秃tū
0.39522 co-occurrences
谦qiān
0.37944 co-occurrences
落luò
0.378486 co-occurrences
嘲cháo
0.35628 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个奚字在古汉语中有不同的含义。

zhè gè xī zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .

In Classical Chinese, the character "嗚" has different meanings.

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体育文化全国行走进西安建大 李昕奚爱华李雪芮参与互动

tǐ yù wén huà quán guó háng zǒu jìn xī ān jiàn dà lǐ 昕 xī ài huá lǐ xuě 芮 cān yǔ hù dòng

"Sports Culture Tour Across the Nation" Visits Xi'an Jian Da University; Li Xin, Xi Ai Hua, and Li Xuerui Participate in Interactive Activities

中国新闻网·文化Jun 2026

师徒同台传奚派薪火 重庆京剧院持续擦亮“渝见名角”品牌

shī tú tóng tái chuán xī pài xīn huǒ chóng qìng jīng jù yuàn chí xù cā liàng yú jiàn míng jiǎo pǐn pái

Master and Apprentice Share the Stage to Carry On the Xi School Tradition Chongqing Peking Opera Theater Continues to Enhance the “Yujian Mingjiao” Brand

中国新闻网·体育May 2026

近期状态火热的奚枭横，则将目标坚定地锁定在挑战全国纪录上。

jìn qī zhuàng tài huǒ rè de xī 枭 héng , zé jiāng mù biāo jiān dìng dì suǒ dìng zài tiāo zhàn quán guó jì lù shàng .

Xi Xiao Heng, who has been on a hot streak recently, has set his sights firmly on challenging the national record.

Character Family

大 Radical Family — Characters sharing the big radical

大dà天tiān头tóu太tài失shī夫fū奇qí套tào奖jiǎng奋fèn

Related Characters

大dà天tiān太tài头tóu夫fū失shī套tào奇qí奋fèn奖jiǎng

Homophones — Characters pronounced xī

蹊xī

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 奚 (xī) mean in Chinese?
奚 (xī) primarily means "surname xi." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3024 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 奚 have?
奚 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 奚?
The radical associated with 奚 is 大 (big). This radical appears in many characters related to big.
What are the components of 奚?
奚 is composed of: 爫 (structural), 幺 (structural), 大 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱爫⿱幺大 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 奚?
Common words with 奚 include: 奚落 (xī luò, "to taunt"); 祁奚之荐 (qí xī zhī jiàn, "Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom)"); 奚啸伯 (xī xiào bó, "Xi Xiaobo (1910-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生"); 厗奚 (tí xī, "old place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city)"); 祁奚 (qí xī, "Qi Xi (c. 620-550 BC), minister of Jin state 晉國|晋国 of the Spring and Autumn states"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 奚 (xī)?
Several characters share the pronunciation xī: 蹊 ((literary) footpath). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 奚 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 奚 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.