Keyword
west
- western
- westward
- Frequency
- #130
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
东西
thing; stuff; person
西方
the West; the Occident; Western countries
西班牙
Spain
西
west
西
the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xībānyá); Spanish
西部
western part
巴西
Brazil
马来西亚
Malaysia
墨西哥
Mexico
西南
southwest
西亚
Southwest Asia
印度尼西亚
Indonesia
新西兰
New Zealand
西北
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
西北
northwest
法西斯
fascist (loanword)
陕西省
Shaanxi Province, capital Xi'an 西安市 (Xī'ānShì) (short name 陕 (Shǎn) or 秦 (Qín))
西欧
Western Europe
西班牙语
Spanish language
大西洋
Atlantic Ocean
西北部
northwest part
江西省
Jiangxi Province, capital Nanchang 南昌市 (NánchāngShì) (short name 赣 (Gàn))
西侧
west side; west face
西洋
the West (Europe and North America); countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)