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  *丁* | 丁* | *丁
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *习* | 习* | *习
surname Xi
Chinese Dream (i.e. the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation), term associated with Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平
Papa Xi, nickname for Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平
Xi Jinping (1953–), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CCP from 2012, president of the PRC from 2013
grade 4 / fourth class / category D
D size battery
coup d'état
Xi'an International Studies University (XISU)
Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an
(PRC) (D- or C-class) high-speed train / power car / multiple-unit train (abbr. for 動車組|动车组)
I.D. number
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
Washington (name) / George Washington (1732-1799), first US president / Washington, US State / Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)
(in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc) / (automatic car) transmission mode (P, R, N, D etc) / (electric fan, cooker etc) setting; mode
Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE / see 長安區|长安区
hepatitis D
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  *席* | 席* | *席
surname Xi
queen / empress / imperial concubine / Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West / mother / aunt
delta (Greek letter Δ, δ)
Lintong, a district of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雪* | 雪* | *雪
surname Xue
Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
Four Comprehensives (political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping, 2015)
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹) / to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West
Washington, D.C. / the US federal government
Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗
Xuexi Qiangguo, PRC app designed to teach Xi Jinping Thought, released in 2019
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
Washington D.C. (US federal capital)
Xincheng, a district of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市, Inner Mongolia / Xincheng, a district of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子, Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism
Xue Rengui (614-683) great Tang dynasty general
aspiration (phonetics, explosion of breath on consonants distinguishing Chinese p, t from b, d)
Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor
Tang Paradise in Xi'an
Shaanxi Province, capital Xi'an 西安市 (short name 陝|陕 or )
Weiyang, a district of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi
School of Principle / Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥|程颢, Cheng Yi 程頤|程颐 and Zhu Xi 朱熹)
the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母
Lianhu, a district of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi
Xi District or Xiqu, a district of Panzhihua City 攀枝花市, Sichuan
Huyi, a district of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi
Gaoling, a district of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi
Chang'an, a district of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi / Chang'an, a district of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市, Hebei
Yanta, a district of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi
Jonathan D Spence (1936-), distinguished British US historian of China, author of The Search for Modern China 追尋現代中國|追寻现代中国
Peng Liyuan (1962–), PRC folk music singer, wife of Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平
Xi County or Xixian, a county in Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市, Henan
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
Zhouzhi, a county in Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *昔* | 昔* | *昔
surname Xi
Georgetown University in Washington D.C., famous as quality Jesuit university and for its basketball team
booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)
lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English / also called Jehanne Darc, the Maid or Orleans, Joan of Arc or St Joan
Liu Xi (late Han, c. 200 AD), possibly the author of 釋名|释名
fundamental doctrine / guiding principle / raison d'être
Epang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 / also pr. [E1fang2 Gong1]
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹
Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU)
names of the notes of a musical scale (e.g. C, D, E or do, re, mi)
the tomb of the First Emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山 near Xi'an (awaits excavation)
archaeological site near Xi'an
Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省
Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast (Tw)
it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)
History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 in 974 during Northern Song 北宋, 150 scrolls
anti-Xi (Jinping)
the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an
Yu Xi, Chinese astronomer (c. 270-345), known for discovering the earth's precession
Yanliang, a district of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi
the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母
S.D. Poisson (1781-1840), French mathematician / also pr. [Po1 song1]
Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石)
Xi'an, a district of Mudanjiang City 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang / Xi'an, a district of Liaoyuan City 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin
Xi Xiaobo (1910-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生
Xue Fucheng (1838-1894), Qing official and progressive political theorist
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty
xi (Greek letter Ξ, ξ)
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  *薛* | 薛* | *薛
surname Xue / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
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  *疒* | 疒* | *疒
sick / sickness / Kang Xi radical 104 / also pr. [chuang2]
Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast in West Africa
Forest of Steles (museum in Xi'an) / Beilin District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
I'd like to hear the details
Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang / refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南, Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢|欧阳询, Chu Suiliang 褚遂良 and Xue Ji 薛稷
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, US President 1953-1961
Xue Juzheng (912-981), Song historian and compiler of History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史
Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft
Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality / popularly known as 王母娘娘
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *僖* | 僖* | *僖
surname Xi
Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an
Roosevelt (name) / Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), US President 1901-1909 / Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), US President 1933-1945
D-class (high-speed) sleeper train (D stands for Dongche 動車|动车) (abbr. for 臥鋪動車組列車|卧铺动车组列车)

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