Hsi

English

Alternative forms

(from Hanyu Pinyin) Xi

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 習／习 (Xí), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi².

Proper noun

Hsi (plural Hsis)

A surname.

Translations

Chinese surname

Arabic: شِي‎ (šī)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 習, 习 (yue) (zaap⁶)

Mandarin: 習／习 (zh) (Xí)
Hungarian: Hszi
Japanese: 習 (ja) (しゅう, Shū), シー (Shī)
Korean: 습(習) (ko) (Seup), 시 (ko) (Si)
Russian: Си (ru) (Si)
Vietnamese: Tập (習), Xi

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 西 (Xī), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹.[1]

Pronunciation

enPR: sē
Rhymes: -iː

Proper noun

Hsi

Alternative form of Xi

References

Xi River, (Wade-Giles romanization) Hsi Chiang (“West River”), in Encyclopædia Britannica

Further reading

“Hsi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Anagrams

-ish, His, IHS, Ish, Shi, his, ish, shi

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