西

common
noun
direction

Meaning of

舾 means west; the direction where the sun sets; western; occidental; from or related to the West. Pronounced xī.

  • west; the direction where the sun sets
  • western; occidental; from or related to the West
  • short for Spain or Spanish

Character Info

Radical
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Components
西

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Tài
yáng
cóng
西
biān
luò
xià
 

The sun sets in the west.

de
fáng
jiān
cháo
西
 

My room faces west.

xiàng
西
 
lái
dào
le
Xīn
jiāng
 

He traveled all the way west to Xinjiang.