溪

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creek; rivulet

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HSK 3.0: Level 7–9
Old HSK: Level 6
Strokes: 13
Radical: 水 +10
Structure: Left–right 左右
Traditional: 溪
Common rank: #984
Unicode: U+6EAA

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Formation & memory

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How 溪 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 奚 sound ( xī )

Components 氵奚

How to remember it

creek · Heisig RSH #2409

水 water + vulture + cocoon + St. Bernard dog

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 溪

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
本溪满族自治县	Běn xī Mǎn zú Zì zhì xiàn	Benxi Manchu Autonomous County, in Benxi City 本溪市[Ben3 xi1 Shi4], Liaoning
大溪地	Dà xī dì	Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia (Tw)
金溪县	Jīn xī Xiàn	Jinxi, a county in Fuzhou City 撫州市\|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
花溪区	Huā xī Qū	Huaxi, a district of Guiyang City 貴陽市\|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou
安溪县	Ān xī Xiàn	Anxi, a county in Quanzhou City 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
南溪区	Nán xī Qū	Nanxi, a district of Yibin City 宜賓市\|宜宾市[Yi2 bin1 Shi4], Sichuan
明溪县	Míng xī Xiàn	Mingxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian
本溪县	Běn xī Xiàn	see 本溪滿族自治縣\|本溪满族自治县[Ben3 xi1 Man3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
本溪市	Běn xī Shì	Benxi, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省\|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
兰溪市	Lán xī Shì	Lanxi, a county-level city in Jinhua City 金華市\|金华市[Jin1 hua2 Shi4], Zhejiang
纳溪区	Nà xī Qū	Naxi, a district of Luzhou City 瀘州市\|泸州市[Lu2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan
大溪豆干	Dà xī dòu gān	dried tofu made in Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan famous for its dried tofu 豆干[dou4 g…
云溪区	Yún xī Qū	Yunxi, a district of Yueyang City 岳陽市\|岳阳市[Yue4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
溪黄草	xī huáng cǎo	Rabdosia lophanthoides (no common name), herb plant of Lamiaceae family (together with min…
资溪县	Zī xī Xiàn	Zixi, a county in Fuzhou City 撫州市\|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
玉溪市	Yù xī Shì	Yuxi, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省\|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
松溪县	Sōng xī Xiàn	Songxi, a county in Nanping City 南平市[Nan2 ping2 Shi4], Fujian
溪湖区	Xī hú Qū	Xihu, a district of Benxi City 本溪市[Ben3 xi1 Shi4], Liaoning
小溪	xiǎo xī	brook; streamlet
金溪	Jīn xī	see 金溪縣\|金溪县[Jin1 xi1 Xian4]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 奚 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
奚 sound part	xī	where, what, why, how
蹊	xī	trail, footpath
徯	xī	to await, to expect, to hope
鼷	xī	mouse