Usage of the character 徙
xǐ
徙
[徙]
- (literary) to change one's residence
qiānxǐ
迁徙
[遷徙]
- to migrate
- to move
zhuǎnxǐ
转徙
[轉徙]
- to migrate
- to move house
qūtūxǐxīn
曲突徙薪
[曲突徙薪]
- lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- fig. to take preventive measures
mínzúdàqiānxǐ
民族大迁徙
[民族大遷徙]
- great migration of peoples