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

Related characters


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)

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Pronunciation

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Cities

无锡 Wuxi, Jiangsu