卌 (xì) means "forty" in Chinese. It has 5 strokes with the radical 十.
Rated 2.7/5 in difficulty (moderate).
Appears in 3+ common words including 卌日 (xì rì), 卌年 (xì nián), 卌载 (xì zài).
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The character 卌 (xì) is written with 5 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 十 is one of its key components.
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卌 means forty.
| Character | 卌 |
| Pinyin | xì (xi) |
| Meaning | forty |
| Strokes | 5 |
| Radical | 十 |
| Difficulty | 2.7/5 |
卌 is a compound character formed by combining four instances of 十 (ten) to represent forty. Its modern form comprises a horizontal line with four vertical strokes, symbolizing four tens stacked or arrayed together.
💡 Memory Tip: Picture a horizontal bar with four vertical tally marks hanging down like a comb with four teeth—each tooth stands for ten, adding up to forty.
卌日后工程完工。
xì rì hòu gōng chéng wán gōng
The project will be completed in forty days.
他在工厂干了卌年。
tā zài gōng chǎng gàn le xì nián
He has worked in the factory for forty years.
卌载岁月如梦。
xì zài suì yuè rú mèng
Forty years of time passed like a dream.
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卌 consists of one vertical stroke and four horizontal strokes crossing it, visually representing four tens (十) combined. The vertical line acts as a common stem, and each horizontal stroke stands for ten, so together they mean forty.