西 xī west
Similar looking characters : 四 sì (four) 酉 yǒu (wine vessel)
Made with 6 strokes.
A representation of a bird on a nest, and hence the direction of the evening sun when birds roost on their nests
Ancient small seal form 
Sounds same
夕 xī (sunset) ; 锡 xī (to bestow)Different tone
习 xí (to practice) ; 匸 xǐ (box; bag) ; 喜 xǐ (to be fond of) ; 洗 xǐ (to wash) ; 系 xì (system)Radical
Index 146 used in: 票 piào (ticket) ; 要 yào (want)Pronunciation
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Provinces
西藏 Tibet广西 Guangxi
江西 Jiangxi
陕西 Shaanxi
山西 Shanxi
Cities
鸡西 Jixi, Heilongjiang西宁 Xining, Qinghai
西安 Xi'an, Shaanxi
定西 Dingxi, Gansu
Proverbs
东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu Be busy; bustling about情人眼里出西施 qíng ren yǎn lǐ chū xī shī Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
东食西宿 dōng shí xī sù Taking fully advantage of kindly offers - accepting hospitality in a selfish way. The story is of a girl who was asked to choose whether to live with a family in the east or west side of a village. She chose to eat with the rich family of one suitor on the east side but also sleep with the poor but good looking suitor on the west side.