席 — Chinese character
席
xí
seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat
- Pinyin
- xí
- Radical
- 50 ⼱ (Turban)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 广 廿 巾
- Formation
- ideographic — A cloth 巾 or straw 艹 mat in the house 广
- Japanese
- 席 as a kanji
Common words with 席
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | chairperson; premier |
| 出席 | chū xí | to attend; to participate |
| 首席 | shǒu xí | seat of honor; chief (representative, correspondent etc) |
| 缺席 | quē xí | to be absent |
| 主席团 (主席團) | zhǔ xí tuán | presidium |
| 席位 | xí wèi | a seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat |
| 席卷 (席捲) | xí juǎn | to engulf; to sweep |
| 列席 | liè xí | to attend a meeting as a nonvoting delegate |
| 联席会议 (聯席會議) | lián xí huì yì | joint conference |
| 一席之地 | yī xí zhī dì | (acknowledged) place; a role to play |
| 观众席 (觀眾席) | guān zhòng xí | audience seating area |
| 议席 (議席) | yì xí | seat in a parliament or legislative assembly |
English words written with 席
席 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 4 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 8
- Analects 10.9
- Analects 10.13
- Analects 15.41
- Mencius 3A.4
- Zhuangzi The Evidence of Virtue Complete
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Zhuangzi Perfect Happiness
- Zhuangzi The Secret of Life
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