Keyword
former
- past
- ancient
- Frequency
- #2545
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
xī
Mnemonic
Twenty 廿 days ago 日
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
错mistake借to borrow措to manage腊the 12th lunar month惜to begrudge猎hunting蜡candle醋vinegar鹊magpie厝to lay in place耤to plow
Used in vocabulary
昔日
former days; in the past
往昔
the past
昔
former times; the past; Taiwan pr. xí
奶昔
milkshake (Note: 昔 (xī) is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
今昔
past and present; yesterday and today
今非昔比
(idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
昔年
former years; previous years
昔阳县
Xiyang, a county in Jinzhong City 晋中市 (JìnzhōngShì), Shanxi
古昔
(literary) ancient times; in olden days
今不如昔
things are not as good as they used to be
阿昔洛韦
aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug