Usage of the character 昔
xī
昔
[昔]
- former times
- the past
- Taiwan pr. (xí)
Xī
昔
[昔]
- surname Xi
Xīyáng
昔阳
[昔陽]
- Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晉中／晋中 ( Jìnzhōng), Shanxi
xīnián
昔年
[昔年]
- former years
- previous years
jīnxī
今昔
[今昔]
- past and present
- yesterday and today
nǎixī
奶昔
[奶昔]
- milkshake (Note: 昔 (xī) is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
sùxī
宿昔
[宿昔]
- formerly
- in the past
gǔxī
古昔
[古昔]
- (literary) ancient times
- in olden days
wǎngxī
往昔
[往昔]
- the past
xīrì
昔日
[昔日]
- former days
- in the past
Xīyángxiàn
昔阳县
[昔陽縣]
- Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晉中／晋中 ( Jìnzhōng), Shanxi
jīnfēixībǐ
今非昔比
[今非昔比]
- (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed
āxīluòwéi
阿昔洛韦
[阿昔洛韋]
- aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
jīnbùrúxī
今不如昔
[今不如昔]
- things are not as good as they used to be
Xiūxīdǐdé
修昔底德
[修昔底德]
- Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War
měiluòxīkāng
美洛昔康
[美洛昔康]
- meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)
Xiūxīdǐdéxiànjǐng
修昔底德陷阱
[修昔底德陷阱]
- Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)