西 xī▶ oeste

Stroke order

西 is written in 6 strokes.

• 西

Senses

1. the West
2. Spanish

Example sentences

• 太阳从西边下去。Tàiyáng cóng xībian xiàqù.The sun goes down in the west.
• 我家在城市的西边。Wǒ jiā zài chéngshì de xībian.My home is in the west of the city.

Related words

• 西瓜sandía
• 西红柿Tomate
• 东西cosa
• 东张西望Mirar alrededor

西 is pronounced xī and means “oeste”. This word appears in HSK 3, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 西 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.