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).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 火 fire14 strokesFrequency #2401巸 phonetic灬 semantic

Definitions

  1. (used in names)
  2. (bound form) (literary) bright
  3. prosperous

Etymology & Origin

熙

pictophoneticfire

Decomposition: ⿱巸灬 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:巸phonetic灬semantic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
熙熙攘攘phrasexī xī rǎng rǎng(idiom) bustling with activity
朴正熙piáo zhèng xīPark Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Ko...
熙攘adjectivexī rǎngrestless
康熙字典proper-nounkāng xī zì diǎnthe Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-...
薄熙来bó xī láiBo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced in 2013 to life imprisonment for corr...
熙提nounxī tístilb, unit of luminance
熙来攘往phrasexī lái rǎng wǎnga place buzzing with activity (idiom)
康熙proper-nounkāng xīKangxi, reign title (1662–1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 聖祖|圣祖
刘熙liú xīLiu Xi (late Han, c. 200 AD), possibly the author of 釋名|释名
洪熙proper-nounhóng xīHongxi Emperor, reign name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽 (1378-1425), reigned (1424-1425)...
徐熙媛xú xī yuánBarbie Hsu (1976–2025), Taiwanese entertainer, nicknamed 大S[Da4 S]
熙壤xī rǎngvariant of 熙攘
熙熙壤壤xī xī rǎng rǎngvariant of 熙熙攘攘
攘攘熙熙rǎng rǎng xī xīsee 熙熙攘攘
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Total compounds
43
As first character
29
As last character
29
As middle character

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.

若ruò
0.63823 co-occurrences
康kāng
0.61557,319 co-occurrences
攘rǎng
0.566587 co-occurrences
朴pǔ
0.5073,256 co-occurrences
十shí
0.49930,164 co-occurrences
淳chún
0.4781,624 co-occurrences
徐xú
0.4541,343 co-occurrences
薄báo
0.4161,056 co-occurrences
俊jùn
0.4142,020 co-occurrences
五wǔ
0.4139,100 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (4)

熙来攘往xīláirǎngwǎngHSK 7+

bustling with activity

phrase
熙熙壤壤xī xī rǎng rǎngHSK 7+

variant of 熙熙攘攘

phrase
熙熙攘攘xīxīrǎngrǎngHSK 7+

bustling with activity; hustling and bustling

phrase

Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 熙.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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.

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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...

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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

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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

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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

東森新聞Feb 2026

WBC/徐若熙修正投球机制感觉更好 交流赛自信做好准备

W B C xú ruò xī xiū zhèng tóu qiú jī zhì gǎn jué gēng hǎo jiāo liú sài zì xìn zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi

WBC/Xu Ruoxi corrected the pitching mechanism and felt better, and was confident to prepare for the exchange game

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 灬 (fire) component

然rán点diǎn照zhào热rè烈liè熟shú熬áo煮zhǔ煎jiān熏xūn

Related Characters

火huǒ灯dēng烟yān烦fán炼liàn烧shāo燃rán灰huī灾zāi烂làn

Homophones — Characters pronounced xī

西xī系xì息xī希xī喜xǐ习xí吸xī戏xì席xí洗xǐ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 熙 (xī) mean in Chinese?
熙 (xī) primarily means "(used in names)." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2401 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 熙 and 暧?
熙 (xī) and 暧 (ài) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 熙 (bright) vs 暧 (dim).
How many strokes does 熙 have?
熙 is written with 14 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 熙?
The radical associated with 熙 is 火 (fire). This radical appears in many characters related to fire.
What are the components of 熙?
熙 is composed of: 巸 (phonetic), 灬 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱巸灬 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 熙?
Common words with 熙 include: 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..."). There are over 14 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 熙 (xī)?
Several characters share the pronunciation xī: 西 (the West), 系 (to connect), 息 (breath), 希 (to hope), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 熙 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 熙 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.