西 Chinese Dictionary
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| No. |
Word |
Radical |
Strokes |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| 1 | 西 | | 6 | xī | 西
(象形。据小篆字形,上面是鸟的省写,下象鸟巢形。西”是栖”的本字。本义鸟入巢息止)
同本义
西,鸟在巢上,象形。--《说文》
棹歌惊起乱西禽,女伴各归南浦。--《敦煌曲子词集》
又如西迟(游息,流连。同栖迟)
往西走;向西去
西通巴蜀。--《三国志·诸葛亮传》
何时复西归。--《乐府诗集·长歌行》
从小丘西行……--唐·柳宗元《至小丘西小石潭记》
西出阳关无故人。--唐·王维《送元二使安西》
又如西上(向西去);西驾(皇帝的车驾西行);西夕(太阳西下而天黑)
西
方位
西xī
⒈方向，日落的一方，跟"东"相对～方。～部。由东到～。
⒉泛指欧、美～洋。～餐。～装。 |
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