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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Xi

  • 熹warm, bright
  • 希to hope; to admire
  • 熙bright, glorious; happy and harmonious
Letters
2
Syllables
1
First letter
X
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters熹希熙

Xi is a syllable in Chinese names that can stand for characters such as 熹、希、熙; the meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

Possible characters for Xi

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 熹

    warm, bright

    Mandarin xī

    attested

  • 希

    to hope; to admire

    Mandarin xī

  • 熙

    bright, glorious; happy and harmonious

    Mandarin xī

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Xi

Xi is the Mandarin pinyin spelling of the sound xī. The character 熹 (warm, bright) is recorded in public data for this spelling, while 希 (hope) and 熙 (bright, glorious) are also read xī. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin)

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Xi

Sources

  1. MDBG: 熹 · mdbg.net · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 熹 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. MDBG: 希 · mdbg.net · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 希 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. MDBG: 熙 · mdbg.net · meaning
  6. Wiktionary: 熙 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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