Chinese Character Dictionary

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Stroke order, structure, pinyin, zhuyin, romanization, words and explanations for "谿"

Basic information
Strokes: 17 Radical: 谷 Structure: 左右结构
Pinyin: xī Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ Yueping: Guangdong: kai1
Minnan: hê、khe Chaozhou: Tang: *kei
Stroke order:
Words:勃谿谿刻谿卡谿壑
Idioms:勃谿相向妇姑勃谿
Xiehouyu:
English meaning: valley, gorge; mountain stream
Detailed explanations by pronunciation
Pinyin 1: xī
Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ
(形声。从水,奚声。本义:山沟,山谷) 同本义 谿,谷也。——《广雅》<br>若高山之与深谿。——《吕氏春秋·察微》。注:“无水曰谿。”<br>川曰谿。李注:“出于山入于川为谿也。”——《尔雅·释水·水注》<br>涧谿沼沚之毛。——《左传·隐公三年》。毛注:“谿亦涧也。”<br>不临深谿,不知地之厚也。——《荀子·劝学》<br>其山时露骨峥峥,然犹见谿流也。——《徐霞客游记》
又如:谿谷;谿壑