Phonetic Families & Components

Sound Roots & Semantic Radicals Explorer

Decode Chinese characters by their shared sound roots and see how semantic radicals split their meanings across tones.

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希

Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)HSK 3

希 (xī)

to hope; to admire

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Family Characters (7)

Root: 希

希

xī

HSK 3

Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)

to hope; to admire

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稀

xī

HSK 7

禾(grain)

sparse, rare, diluted

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唏

xī

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口(mouth)

sound of sobbing

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欷

xī

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欠(yawn)

to sob

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浠

xī

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氵(water)

name of a river in Hubei

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烯

xī

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火(fire)

alkene

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郗

chī

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阝(city)

surname Chi; name of an ancient city

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