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CHINESE CHARACTER

xiē

些

些

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measure word (approximations)

Numbered pinyin
xie1
English meanings
m.[proximation]

Stroke practice

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 此; bottom 二.

  • Top

    此
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    • Left

      止
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      • First part

        上
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      • Second part

        丨
    • Right

      匕
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  • Bottom

    二

Meaning & sound clues

二 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “two”.

此 is identified as the sound component (cǐ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 些.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱此二

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yīxiē一些shū书。

    Some books.

  2. 02

    zhèxiē这些huā花。

    These flowers.

  3. 03

    nàxiē那些rén人。

    Those people.

  4. 04

    mǎi买xiē些shuǐguǒ水果。

    Buy some fruit.

  5. 05

    shuō说xiē些huà话。

    Say a few words.

  6. 06

    zhùyì注意xiē些。

    Pay a bit of attention.

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