Usage of the character 希
xī
希
[希]
- to hope
- to admire
- variant of 稀 (xī)
Xīrén
希仁
[希仁]
- Xiren, courtesy title of Bao Zheng 包拯 ( Bāo Zhěng) (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
xīhan
希罕
[希罕]
- variant of 稀罕 (xīhan)
jīxī
几希
[幾希]
- not much
- very little (e.g. difference)
xīqí
希奇
[希奇]
- rare
- strange
Nánxī
南希
[南希]
- Nancy
Xīshén
希神
[希神]
- Greek mythology
- abbr. for 希臘神話/希腊神话 ( Xīlàshénhuà)
Xīhóng
希洪
[希洪]
- Gijón (Asturian: Xixón), city in northwest Spain on the bay of Biscay
Xī'ěr
希尔
[希爾]
- Hill (name)
- Christopher Hill, US undersecretary of state of East Asian affairs
Qiáoxī
乔希
[喬希]
- Josh or Joshi (name)
xīwàng
希望
[希望]
- to hope
- a hope; a wish (CL:個/个 (gè))
hāxī
哈希
[哈希]
- hash (computing)
- see also 散列 (sǎnliè)
xījì
希冀
[希冀]
- (literary) to hope
Xīsī
希斯
[希斯]
- Heath (name)
Bùxī
布希
[布希]
- Taiwan equivalent of 布什 ( Bùshí)
Xīlà
希腊
[希臘]
- Greece
Chén Guānxī
陈冠希
[陳冠希]
- Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor
gǔ Xīlà
古希腊
[古希臘]
- ancient Greece
yǒuxīwàng
有希望
[有希望]
- hopeful
- promising
- prospective
Xīsīlún
希斯仑
[希斯崙]
- Hezron (son of Perez)
Bùxīxié
布希鞋
[布希鞋]
- Crocs (sandals) (Tw)
Xīluódǐ
希罗底
[希羅底]
- Herodium (town in biblical Judea)
Axīmǔ
阿希姆
[阿希姆]
- Askim (city in Østfold, Norway)
Xīlàwén
希腊文
[希臘文]
- Greek literature
Pǔxījīn
普希金
[普希金]
- Alexandr Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837), great Russian romantic poet
Xībólái
希伯来
[希伯來]
- Hebrew
Xīsīluó
希思罗
[希思羅]
- Heathrow (a London airport)
Xībólái
希伯莱
[希伯萊]
- Hebrew
Xīlüwáng
希律王
[希律王]
- Herod the Great (73 BC - 4 BC), Roman-appointed king of Judea (37-4 BC)
Xītèlè
希特勒
[希特勒]
- Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
Xīlālǐ
希拉里
[希拉里]
- Hillary (name)
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician
Xīlāruǐ
希拉蕊
[希拉蕊]
- Taiwan equivalent of 希拉里 ( Xīlālǐ)
Xīlàyǔ
希腊语
[希臘語]
- Greek language
Xīxījiā
希西家
[希西家]
- Hezekiah or Ezekias (740-687 BC), twelfth king of Judah (Judaism)
Luòxī'ěr
洛希尔
[洛希爾]
- Rothschild (name)
xīwòtè
希沃特
[希沃特]
- sievert (Sv), unit of radiation damage used in radiotherapy
Wáng Xīmèng
王希孟
[王希孟]
- Wang Ximeng (c. 1096-c. 1119), Song artist, probably teenage prodigy who died young, painter of Thousand Miles of Landscape 千里江山
Chén Xītóng
陈希同
[陳希同]
- Chen Xitong (1930-), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th Jun 1989 Tiananmen incident
Tǎxītí
塔希提
[塔希提]
- Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia
Xīgésī
希格斯
[希格斯]
- Higgs (name)
- Peter Higgs (1929-), British theoretical physicist, one proposer of the Higgs mechanism or Higgs boson to explain the mass of elementary particles
niángxīpǐ
娘希匹
[娘希匹]
- (dialect) fuck!
Bāxī'ěr
巴希尔
[巴希爾]
- Bashir (name)
- Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir (1944-), Sudanese military man and politician, president of Sudan 1993-2019
Xīlākè
希拉克
[希拉克]
- Jacques Chirac (1932-2019), president of France 1995-2007
Xī'ěrdùn
希尔顿
[希爾頓]
- Hilton (hotel chain)
Wú'ěrkāixī
吾尔开希
[吾爾開希]
- Örkesh Dölet (1968-), one of the main leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989
Bùxīwēikè
布希威克
[布希威克]
- Bushwick, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, in New York City
Sīwǎxīlǐ
斯瓦希里
[斯瓦希里]
- Swahili
Gǔ Xīlàyǔ
古希腊语
[古希臘語]
- Ancient Greek (language)
Xībóláiwén
希伯莱文
[希伯萊文]
- Hebrew language
Lùdéwéixī
路德维希
[路德維希]
- Ludwig (name)
dàyǒu-xīwàng
大有希望
[大有希望]
- to stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising
Xībóláirén
希伯来人
[希伯來人]
- Hebrew person
- Israelite
- Jew
xīqígǔguài
希奇古怪
[希奇古怪]
- crazy
- bizarre
- weird
- fantastic
- strange
qiǎnxījìnqiú
浅希近求
[淺希近求]
- to aim low
- to aim to get by
- without lofty ambition
Xī'ěrbótè
希耳伯特
[希耳伯特]
- David Hilbert (1862-1943), German mathematician
Lǐxīhuòfēn
李希霍芬
[李希霍芬]
- Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路/丝绸之路
xīwàngluòkōng
希望落空
[希望落空]
- hopes are dashed
Xīlàzìmǔ
希腊字母
[希臘字母]
- Greek alphabet
yīxiànxīwàng
一线希望
[一線希望]
- a gleam of hope
Níxīmǐ Jì
尼希米记
[尼希米記]
- Book of Nehemiah
Xī'ěrbótè
希尔伯特
[希爾伯特]
- David Hilbert (1862-1943), German mathematician
bānhóuxīméi
斑喉希鹛
[斑喉希鶥]
- (bird species of China) bar-throated minla (Minla strigula)
Bōxīmǐyà
波希米亚
[波希米亞]
- Bohemia, historical country of central Europe
Xībóláishū
希伯来书
[希伯來書]
- Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews
Xībóláiyǔ
希伯来语
[希伯來語]
- Hebrew language
huǒwěixīméi
火尾希鹛
[火尾希鶥]
- (bird species of China) red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta)
Xībóláiyǔ
希伯莱语
[希伯萊語]
- Hebrew language
lánchìxīméi
蓝翅希鹛
[藍翅希鶥]
- (bird species of China) blue-winged minla (Minla cyanouroptera)
Jīxīnèwū
基希讷乌
[基希訥烏]
- Chişinău or Chisinau, capital of Moldova
Xīsī· Láijié
希斯·莱杰
[希斯·萊傑]
- Heath Ledger, Australian actor (1979-2008)
Xīxiàbāngmǎ Fēng
希夏邦马峰
[希夏邦馬峰]
- Mt Shishapangma or Xixiabangma in Tibet (8012 m)
Lǐxītèhuòfēn
里希特霍芬
[里希特霍芬]
- Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路/丝绸之路
Xībólái Dàxué
希伯莱大学
[希伯萊大學]
- the Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Sīwǎxīlǐyǔ
斯瓦希里语
[斯瓦希里語]
- Swahili (language)
- Kiswahili
Xīgésīlìzǐ
希格斯粒子
[希格斯粒子]
- Higgs particle (particle physics)
Fúlǐdélǐxī
弗里德里希
[弗里德里希]
- Friedrich (name)
Lùdéwéixīgǎng
路德维希港
[路德維希港]
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein, German city on the Rhine opposite Mannheim
Xīgésījīzhì
希格斯机制
[希格斯機制]
- (physics) the Higgs mechanism
Xīsīluó Jīchǎng
希斯罗机场
[希斯羅機場]
- Heathrow Airport (international airport near London)
Fúlǐdélǐxī
弗里得里希
[弗里得里希]
- Friedrich (name)
Xī'ěrfúsèmǔ
希尔弗瑟姆
[希爾弗瑟姆]
- Hilversum, city in Netherlands
Xī'ěrnèikēsī
希尔内科斯
[希爾內科斯]
- Kirkenes (city in Finnmark, Norway)
Fúluóxīluòfū
伏罗希洛夫
[伏羅希洛夫]
- Kliment Voroshilov (1881-1969), Soviet politician and military commander
Xībōkèlādǐ
希波克拉底
[希波克拉底]
- Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine
Xīměng· Pèiléisī
希蒙·佩雷斯
[希蒙·佩雷斯]
- Shimon Peres (1923-2016), Israel politician, prime minister in 1977, 1984-1986 and 1995-1996, president 2007-2014, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 1994
Xīgésībōsèzǐ
希格斯玻色子
[希格斯玻色子]
- Higgs boson (particle physics)
wúqǔshèngxīwàngzhě
无取胜希望者
[無取勝希望者]
- outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)
Xīlālǐ· Kèlíndùn
希拉里·克林顿
[希拉里·克林頓]
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician
Pàlìsī· Xī'ěrdùn
帕丽斯·希尔顿
[帕麗斯·希爾頓]
- Paris Hilton
Pòxī· Bǐxī· Xuělái
珀西·比希·雪莱
[珀西·比希·雪萊]
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), English Romantic poet
Fúlǐdélǐxī· Xílè
弗里德里希·席勒
[弗里德里希·席勒]
- Friedrich Schiller or Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), German poet and dramatist