溪
creek; rivulet
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #984 U+6EAA
How 溪 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 奚 (phonetic, xī)
components: 氵 奚
How to remember it
creek · Heisig RSH #2409
水 water + vulture + cocoon + St. Bernard dog
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 奚
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 奚 (xī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奚 sound component | xī | where, what, why, how |
| 蹊 | xī | trail, footpath |
| 徯 | xī | to await, to expect, to hope |
| 鼷 | xī | mouse |
Words containing 溪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 本溪满族自治县 | Běn xī Mǎn zú Zì zhì xiàn | Benxi Manchu Autonomous County, in Benxi City 本溪市[Ben3 xi1 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 大溪地 | Dà xī dì | Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia (Tw) |
| 金溪县 | Jīn xī Xiàn | Jinxi, a county in Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 花溪区 | Huā xī Qū | Huaxi, a district of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 安溪县 | Ān xī Xiàn | Anxi, a county in Quanzhou City 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian |
| 南溪区 | Nán xī Qū | Nanxi, a district of Yibin City 宜賓市|宜宾市[Yi2 bin1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 明溪县 | Míng xī Xiàn | Mingxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian |
| 本溪县 | Běn xī Xiàn | see 本溪滿族自治縣|本溪满族自治县[Ben3 xi1 Man3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 本溪市 | Běn xī Shì | Benxi, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] |
| 兰溪市 | Lán xī Shì | Lanxi, a county-level city in Jinhua City 金華市|金华市[Jin1 hua2 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 纳溪区 | Nà xī Qū | Naxi, a district of Luzhou City 瀘州市|泸州市[Lu2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 大溪豆干 | Dà xī dòu gān | dried tofu made in Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan famous for its dried tofu 豆干[dou4 g… |
| 云溪区 | Yún xī Qū | Yunxi, a district of Yueyang City 岳陽市|岳阳市[Yue4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan |
| 溪黄草 | xī huáng cǎo | Rabdosia lophanthoides (no common name), herb plant of Lamiaceae family (together with min… |
| 资溪县 | Zī xī Xiàn | Zixi, a county in Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 玉溪市 | Yù xī Shì | Yuxi, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3] |
| 松溪县 | Sōng xī Xiàn | Songxi, a county in Nanping City 南平市[Nan2 ping2 Shi4], Fujian |
| 溪湖区 | Xī hú Qū | Xihu, a district of Benxi City 本溪市[Ben3 xi1 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 小溪 | xiǎo xī | brook; streamlet |
| 金溪 | Jīn xī | see 金溪縣|金溪县[Jin1 xi1 Xian4] |