系 — Chinese character
系
xì
system; line, link, connection
- Pinyin
- xì
- Radical
- 120 ⽷ (Silk)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 丿 糸
- Formation
- pictophonetic — thread; meaning component 糸
- Traditional
- 係 繫
- Japanese
- 系 as a kanji
Common words with 系
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 关系 (關係) | guān xi | relation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect |
| 关系 (關系) | guān xi | variant of 关系 (guān xi) |
| 系统 (系統) | xì tǒng | system; 个 (gè) |
| 系列 | xì liè | series; set |
| 联系 (聯係) | lián xì | variant of 联系 (lián xì) |
| 联系 (聯繫) | lián xì | connection; contact |
| 体系 (體系) | tǐ xì | system; setup |
| 一系列 | yī xì liè | a series of; a string of |
| 没关系 (沒關係) | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 操作系统 (操作系統) | cāo zuò xì tǒng | operating system |
| 系数 (係數) | xì shù | coefficient; factor |
| 星系 | xīng xì | see 恒星系 (héng xīng xì) |
English words written with 系
系 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: I Ching 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
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