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Character Decomposition
西=兀+囗
Etymology
A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東
Meanings
the West
abbr. for Spain 西班牙
Spanish
west
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Words with 西 1083 total
east and west东西dōng xīland west of the Yellow river · Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces河西Hé xīwest of Liaoning辽西liáo xī(old) the West; the Occident泰西Tài xīWest Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang西湖Xī HúXijiang River西江Xī jiāngWestern Jin dynasty (265-316)西晋Xī Jìnwest longitude西经xī jīngGregorian calendar · Western calendar西历xī lì
Idioms with 西 170 total Chain
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient · Rob Peter to pay Paul拆东补西chāi dōng bǔ xī(lit.) to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying) · (fig.) to rob Peter to pay Paul拆东墙补西墙chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiángto run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily · to bustle about东奔西跑dōng bēn xī pǎo
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