ㄒㄧ

xī

to open and close

翕 is a 12 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as xī in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as xì.

It is made up of the components 合 (join) and 羽 (feather).

  • 翕
    ㄒㄧ

    xī

    to open and close

    • 合
      ㄏㄜ ˊ

      hé

      join

    • 羽
      ㄩ ˇ

      yǔ

      feather

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 翕

xī
xì

Definitions for 翕 pronounced as xī

  • to open and close (the mouth etc)
  • friendly
  • compliant
  • Taiwan pr. [xi4]

Definitions for 翕 pronounced as xì

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