晰

xī

#2,215 most

frequent character

clear, distinct

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

晰 xī joins 日, the sun, with 析 xī, a sound part that matches exactly. The sun part suits the first sense, 'bright and clear,' which grew to 'distinct.'

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Same Characters, Different Readings

variant of 晰[xi1]

Homophones

inhale, breathe, absorb, suck in

in all cases, know

to cherish, to begrudge, to pity

rare, uncommon, watery, sparse

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