熙 xī
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 巸 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
熙熙攘攘
xīxīrǎngrǎng
bustling; crowded and noisy
Characters in this word
攘 rǎng
- Strokes
- 20
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 襄 to aid, to help, to assist
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 商场里熙熙攘攘，到处都是买年货的顾客。 Shāngchǎng lǐ xīxīrǎngrǎng, dàochù dōu shì mǎi niánhuò de gùkè. The shopping mall is bustling, everywhere full of customers buying New Year goods.
- 节日的街道熙熙攘攘，孩子们在人群中笑着跑来跑去。 Jiérì de jiēdào xīxīrǎngrǎng, háizimen zài rénqún zhōng xiào zhe pǎo lái pǎo qù. On the holiday streets it is crowded and bustling; children laugh and run back and forth through the crowd.
- 周末的市场熙熙攘攘，摊主们大声招呼着来往的客人。 Zhōumò de shìchǎng xīxīrǎngrǎng, tānzhǔmen dàshēng zhāohu zhe láiwǎng de kèrén. The weekend market is packed and noisy, with vendors loudly greeting passing customers.
Related words
- 五湖四海 wǔhúsìhǎi all corners of the country; far and wide
- 围观 wéiguān to gather around and watch
- 土生土长 tǔshēngtǔzhǎng born and raised locally; native-born
- 诸位 zhūwèi everyone; ladies and gentlemen
- 无家可归 wújiākěguī homeless; with no home to return to
- 特邀 tèyāo specially invited
- 祥和 xiánghé peaceful; harmonious
- 同志 tóngzhì comrade; person with shared ideals
- 异性 yìxìng opposite sex
- 外籍 wàijí foreign; of foreign nationality
- 属相 shǔxiàng Chinese zodiac animal; birth sign
- 同胞 tóngbāo compatriot; sibling of the same parents