析 (xī): to separate, to divide, to analyze
析 (xī) is a Chinese character meaning “to separate.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (structural) and 斤 (structural). It ranks #1072 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 析 chopping 斤 wood 木; 斤 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- to separate
- to divide
- to analyze
Etymology & Origin
ideographicChopping 斤 wood 木; 斤 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰木斤 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 析
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分析员noun | fēn xī yuán | analyst (e.g. of news) |
| 剖析verb | pōu xī | to analyze |
| 分析家noun | fēn xī jiā | (political) analyst |
| 解析verb | jiě xī | to analyze |
| 分析器 | fēn xī qì | analyzer |
| 透析机 | tòu xī jī | dialysis machine |
| 光谱分析 | guāng pǔ fēn xī | spectral analysis |
| 辨析verb | biàn xī | to differentiate and analyze |
| 析出 | xī chū | to separate out |
| 生物分析法 | shēng wù fēn xī fǎ | bioanalytical method |
| 分析心理学 | fēn xī xīn lǐ xué | analytical psychology |
| 联机分析处理 | lián jī fēn xī chǔ lǐ | (computing) OLAP (online analytical processing) |
| 心理分析 | xīn lǐ fēn xī | psychoanalysis |
| 定性分析noun | dìng xìng fēn xī | qualitative inorganic analysis |
| 解析几何学 | jiě xī jǐ hé xué | analytic geometry |
析 appears in 62 compound words: 5 as the first character, 61 as the last, and 34 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 析 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (10)
to make a careful and detailed analysis; to analyze thoroughly point by point
to make a careful and detailed analysis; to analyze thoroughly point by point
Example Sentences
分析问题时，我们要客观理性，不能感情用事。
Fēnxī wèntí shí, wǒmen yào kèguān lǐxìng, bùnéng gǎnqíng yòngshì.
When analyzing problems, we must be objective and rational, not swayed by emotions.
「吊車大王」比王永慶誰更有錢? 網分析真相:差2個0
diào 車 dà wáng bǐ wáng yǒng 慶 誰 gēng yǒu 錢 ? 網 fēn xī zhēn xiāng chā 個
Who is richer, "Crane King" or Wang Yongqing? Netizens analyze the truth: it's two zeros' difference.
川普對等關稅被裁定違憲 分析師:企業促退稅需多年訴訟
chuān pǔ 對 děng 關 稅 bèi cái dìng 違 憲 fēn xī 師 qǐ 業 cù tuì 稅 xū duō nián 訴 訟
Trump's reciprocal tariffs ruled unconstitutional: Analysts: Years of litigation needed for businesses to push for refunds
【中環解密】日睡8小時被炒 投行分析師興訟
zhōng 環 jiě mì rì shuì xiǎo 時 bèi chǎo tóu háng fēn xī 師 興 訟
[Central Declassified] Fired for sleeping 8 hours a day, investment bank analysts are in litigation.
...徵15%全球關稅 四大金控首席經濟學家分析一次看
. . . 徵 quán qiú 關 稅 sì dà jīn kòng shǒu xí 經 濟 學 jiā fēn xī yī cì kàn
... The 15% global tariffs are analyzed by the chief economists of the four major financial institutions at once.
馬年投資4主軸曝光 王春盛分析師這樣說
馬 nián tóu 資 zhǔ 軸 pù guāng wáng chūn shèng fēn xī 師 這 樣 說
Investment in the Year of the Horse - 4 main axes revealed - Chunsheng Wang's analysts say so
你怎么分析这句话？
Nǐ zěnme fēnxī zhè jù huà?
How do you parse this sentence?
一些分析家认为索马里是非常失败的国家。
Yīxiē fēnxījiā rènwéi Suǒmǎlǐ shì fēicháng shībài de guójiā.
Some analysts consider Somalia as the failed state par excellence.
她坚持认为自己的分析是正确的。
Tā jiānchí rènwéi zìjǐ de fēnxī shì zhèngquè de.
She persists in saying that her analysis is correct.
不遵守命名规则会导致解析错误。
Bùzūnshǒu mìngmíng guīzé huì dǎozhì jiěxī cuòwù.
Not complying with the naming conventions will result in parse errors.
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