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How to Write 咥 (xì) — Meaning “to eat (dialect); to laugh”

xì 9 strokes Radical: 口

咥 (xì) means "to eat (dialect); to laugh" in Chinese. It has 9 strokes with the radical 口.

Rated 4/5 in difficulty (challenging).

Appears in 3+ common words including 咥饭 (xì fàn), 咥笑 (xì xiào), 咥一口 (xì yī kǒu).

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How to Write 咥

The character 咥 (xì) is written with 9 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 口 is one of its key components.

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What Does xì (咥) Mean in Chinese?

咥 means to eat (dialect); to laugh.

Character Data

Character咥
Pinyinxì (xi)
Meaningto eat (dialect); to laugh
Strokes9
Radical口
Difficulty4/5

Origin of 咥

咥 is a phono-semantic compound combining the mouth radical 口 (indicating an action of the mouth, such as eating or laughing) with 至 (zhì, meaning 'arrive'), which provides the pronunciation clue. Historically, the character appears in the Book of Songs (诗经) to describe hearty laughter, while in some dialects it is used for eating.

💡 Memory Tip: Picture a mouth (口) laughing so hard that a slice of pizza (至, resembling a pizza slice arriving) falls out, and you have to eat it off the ground—咥!.

Common Words with 咥

咥饭 xì fàn
to eat a meal
咥笑 xì xiào
to laugh; to smile
咥一口 xì yī kǒu
to take a bite

Example Sentences

我们去咥饭吧。

wǒ men qù xì fàn ba

Let's go grab a big meal.

兄弟二人咥笑。

xiōng dì èr rén xì xiào

The two brothers laughed loudly.

狠狠地咥一口肉。

hěn hěn dì xì yī kǒu ròu

To take a big, hearty bite of meat.

Similar Characters Comparison

Character Pinyin Strokes Radical
咥 (current) xì 9 口
君 jūn 7 口
吝 lìn 7 口
吞 tūn 7 口
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Frequently Asked Questions about 咥

咥 is made of the radical 口 (mouth) and the component 至 (to reach or arrive). The mouth reaching food suggests eating, and a wide-open mouth can also imply laughing. Together, these parts explain 咥's meanings of 'to eat' (in dialect) and 'to laugh'.

Characters with Radical 口

㕡hé卟bǔ口kǒu古gǔ句gōu/jù另lìng叨dāo/tāo叩kòu只zhī/zhǐ叫jiào

Other 9-Stroke Characters

㒸suì㲋chuò㿽xī临lín举jǔ乹gān/qián亭tíng亮liàng亲qīn/qìng侮wǔ