熙 (xī): (used in names), (bound form) (literary) bright, prosperous
熙 (xī) is a Chinese character meaning “(used in names).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 巸 (phonetic) and 灬 (semantic). It ranks #2401 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 熙 fire. Its radical form 火 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 火 (huǒ, fire), 灯 (dēng, lamp, light), 烟 (yān, smoke).
Definitions
- (used in names)
- (bound form) (literary) bright
- prosperous
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 熙熙攘攘 | xī xī rǎng rǎng | (idiom) bustling with activity |
| 朴正熙 | piáo zhèng xī | Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Ko... |
| 熙攘 | xī rǎng | restless |
| 康熙字典 | kāng xī zì diǎn | the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-... |
| 薄熙来 | bó xī lái | Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced in 2013 to life imprisonment for corr... |
| 熙提 | xī tí | stilb, unit of luminance |
| 熙来攘往 | xī lái rǎng wǎng | a place buzzing with activity (idiom) |
| 康熙 | kāng xī | Kangxi, reign title (1662–1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 聖祖|圣祖[Sheng4 zu3] |
| 刘熙 | liú xī | Liu Xi (late Han, c. 200 AD), possibly the author of 釋名|释名[Shi4 ming2] |
| 徐熙媛 | xú xī yuán | Barbie Hsu (1976–2025), Taiwanese entertainer, nicknamed 大S[Da4 S] |
| 洪熙 | hóng xī | Hongxi Emperor, reign name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4] (1378-1425), reigned (1424-1425)... |
| 熙壤 | xī rǎng | variant of 熙攘[xi1 rang3] |
| 熙熙壤壤 | xī xī rǎng rǎng | variant of 熙熙攘攘[xi1 xi1 rang3 rang3] |
| 攘攘熙熙 | rǎng rǎng xī xī | see 熙熙攘攘[xi1 xi1 rang3 rang3] |
熙 appears in 14 compound words: 43 as the first character, 29 as the last, and 29 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 熙 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 熙.
Example Sentences
厨师用猛熙爆炒，锅里的菜肴香气四溢。
chú shī yòng měng xī bào chǎo , guō lǐ de cài 肴 xiāng qì sì yì .
The chef stir-fried the ingredients over high heat, filling the kitchen with the aroma of the cooking dish.
徐若熙亲曝软银豪门作风!这些花费都可以报帐 对...
xú ruò xī qīn pù ruǎn yín háo mén zuò fēng ! zhè xiē huā fèi dōu kě yǐ bào zhàng duì . . .
Xu Ruoxi Reveals SoftBank’s Lavish Lifestyle! These Expenses Are All Reimbursable...
三藩之乱揭秘 吴三桂若早10年动手 康熙未必能翻盘
sān 藩 zhī luàn jiē mì wú sān guì ruò zǎo 1 0 nián dòng shǒu kāng xī wèi bì néng fān pán
The San Francisco Rebellion was revealed If Wu Sangui had done it 10 years earlier, Kangxi might not have been able to turn the tables
经典赛/林凯威封锁软银打线!看徐若熙飙火球:前晚有来找我聊天
jīng diǎn sài lín kǎi wēi fēng suǒ ruǎn yín dǎ xiàn ! kàn xú ruò xī biāo huǒ qiú : qián wǎn yǒu lái zhǎo wǒ liáo tiān
Classic/Lin Kaiwei blocks SoftBank's lineup! Watch Xu Ruoxi's fireball: He came to chat with me the night before
经典赛/徐若熙笑嘻嘻要回台湾了 透露近况越来越好
jīng diǎn sài xú ruò xī xiào 嘻 嘻 yāo huí tái wān le tòu lù jìn kuàng yuè lái yuè hǎo
Classic/Xu Ruoxi is going back to Taiwan with a smile, revealing that the recent situation is getting better and better
Character Family
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