昔 — Chinese character
昔
xī
past, former; ancient
- Pinyin
- xī
- Radical
- 72 ⽇ (Sun)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 廿 日
- Formation
- ideographic — Twenty 廿 days ago 日
- Japanese
- 昔 as a kanji
Common words with 昔
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昔日 | xī rì | former days; in the past |
| 往昔 | wǎng xī | the past |
| 奶昔 | nǎi xī | milkshake (Note: 昔 (xī) is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1) |
| 今昔 | jīn xī | past and present; yesterday and today |
| 今非昔比 | jīn fēi xī bǐ | (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed |
| 昔年 | xī nián | former years; previous years |
| 古昔 | gǔ xī | (literary) ancient times; in olden days |
| 今不如昔 | jīn bù rú xī | things are not as good as they used to be |
| 阿昔洛韦 (阿昔洛韋) | ā xī luò wéi | aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug |
| 宿昔 | sù xī | formerly; in the past |
| 果昔 | guǒ xī | (Tw) smoothie |
| 美洛昔康 | měi luò xī kāng | meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug) |
昔 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 4 · Art of War 2 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 28 · Zhuangzi 37
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 39
- Analects 8.5
- Analects 16.1
- Analects 17.4
- Analects 17.7
- Art of War 4.1
- Art of War 13.26
- Hexagram 21
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