锡

錫
xī
#2,054 most
frequent character
tin (chemistry), to bestow

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

锡 xī joins 钅 metal with 易 yì. The metal part gives the first meaning, 'tin'. The later sense 'to bestow, give' was borrowed for its sound alone, with no link to the character's shape.

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Homophones

HSK 3
西xī
west
吸xī
inhale, breathe, absorb, suck in
悉xī
in all cases, know
惜xī
to cherish, to begrudge, to pity
牺xī
sacrifice
稀xī
rare, uncommon, watery, sparse

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