溪 xī
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 奚 where, what, why, how
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
溪
xī
stream; brook
Character
Example phrases
- 村后的溪水原本清澈见底，如今却因上游排污而变得浑浊。 Cūn hòu de xīshuǐ yuánběn qīngchè jiàndǐ, rújīn què yīn shàngyóu páiwū ér biàn de húnzhuó. The stream behind the village used to be crystal clear, but it has become muddy because of upstream discharge.
- 山脚下有一条小溪，夏天水凉得很。 Shānjiǎoxià yǒu yī tiáo xiǎoxī, xiàtiān shuǐ liáng de hěn. There is a small stream at the foot of the mountain; in summer its water is very cool.
- 孩子们顺着溪边小路走，一路说说笑笑。 Háizimen shùnzhe xībiān xiǎolù zǒu, yílù shuōshuo xiào xiào. The children walked along the path beside the stream, chatting and laughing all the way.
Related words
- 田野 tiányě field; open country; fieldwork
- 温泉 wēnquán hot spring
- 田间 tiánjiān in the fields; field
- 水源 shuǐyuán water source
- 田园 tiányuán rural; countryside; pastoral
- 雪山 xuěshān snow-covered mountain
- 悬崖 xuányá cliff; precipice
- 峡谷 xiágǔ canyon; gorge
- 沼泽 zhǎozé swamp; marsh; wetland
- 沿岸 yán'àn coastal or riverside area; along the shore/bank
- 下游 xiàyóu downstream; lower reaches; downstream sector
- 支流 zhīliú tributary; branch stream; branch