锡 xī to bestow; to confer; to grant; tin (chemical element)
Made up of [钅 jīn metal radical 167, 易 yì easy; amiable; to change ]Alternative traditional form of character: 錫
Made with 13 strokes.
The main meaning is the metal tin so has metal radical, 'yi' - easy is rough phonetic
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Also uses 钅 jīn component: 锅 guō (pot) 铺 pù (store) ; 钱 qián (money) ; 铁 tiě (arms) ; 银 yín (silver) ; 钟 zhōng (clock) ; 钻 zuān (to drill)
Sounds same
西 xī (west) ; 夕 xī (sunset)Different tone
习 xí (to practice) ; 匸 xǐ (box; bag) ; 喜 xǐ (to be fond of) ; 洗 xǐ (to wash) ; 系 xì (system)Pronunciation
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