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些

xiē

some; a few

A person holding several pebbles
Memory picture

Character

些 xiē

Strokes
8
Radical
二 — two
Made of
此 this, these 二 two
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 些

Example phrases

  • 我买些水果。 Wǒ mǎi xiē shuǐguǒ. I buy some fruit.
  • 给我些水。 Gěi wǒ xiē shuǐ. Give me some water.
  • 他有些累。 Tā yǒuxiē lèi. He is a little tired.

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