xī

淅

Character · Verb · Noun

to wash rice; surname Xi

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to wash rice; to rinse rice (literary)

archaic

Literary or classical Chinese usage referring to the washing of rice to remove husks or impurities. Rarely used in modern colloquial speech.

Gǔ古
rén人
xī淅
mǐ米
ér而
chuī炊
 ，
qǔ取
mǐ米
zhī汁
yǐ以
mù沐
fà发
 。

Ancient people washed rice before cooking, using the rice water to wash their hair.

Qí其
mǔ母
fāng方
xī淅
mǐ米
yú于
tíng庭
 。

His mother was washing rice in the courtyard.

2.

noun

surname Xi

A rare Chinese surname.

Xī淅
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
xiào校
de的
kè客
zuò座
jiào教
shòu授
 。

Mr. Xi is a visiting professor at our university.

Wǒ我
de的
tóng同
shì事
xìng姓
Xī淅
 。

My colleague's surname is Xi.