Chinese Character Dictionary

西戎

Xī róng

the Xirong, an ancient ethnic group of Western China from the Zhou Dynasty onwards

西打

xī dá

cider (loanword)

西拉雅族

Xī lā yă zú

Siraya, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

西撒哈拉

Xī Sā hā lā

Western Sahara

西敏

Xī mĭn

Westminster, a London borough

西文

Xī wén

Spanish

西斯塔尼

xī sī tă ní

Sistani (name of a prominent Iraqi Ayatollah)

西斯廷

Xī sī tíng

Sistine (Chapel)

西斯汀

Xī sī tīng

Sistine (Chapel)

西方

Xī fāng

the West

西方人

Xī fāng rén

Westerner

西方极乐世界

xī fāng jí lè shì jiè

Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)

西方狍

xī fāng páo

roe deer

西方马脑炎病毒

xī fāng mă năo yán bìng dú

western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus

西施

Xī Shī

Xi Shi (c. 40 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà mĕi nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gōu Jiàn] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu

西施犬

xī shī quăn

shih tzu (dog breed)

西昌

Xī chāng

Xichang cosmodrome

西昌市

Xī chāng shì

Xichang county level city in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

西晋

Xī Jìn

Western Jin dynasty (26-316)

西历

xī lì

Gregorian calendar

西服

xī fú

suit

西松

Xī sōng

see 西松建設|西松建设[Xī sōng Jiàn shè]

西松建设

Xī sōng Jiàn shè

Nishimatsu Construction Co.

西林

Xī lín

Xilin county in Baise 百色[Băi sè], Guangxi

西林区

Xī lín qū

Xilin district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

西林县

Xī lín xiàn

Xilin county in Baise 百色[Băi sè], Guangxi

西柚

xī yòu

grapefruit

西格玛

Xī gé mă

sigma (Greek letter Σσ)

西格蒙德

Xī gé mēng dé

Sigmund (name)

西格马

xī gé mă

sigma (Greek letter Σσ)

西楼梦

Xī lóu mèng

Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令

西楼记

Xī lóu jì

Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令

西欧

Xī Oū

Western Europe

西欧联盟

Xī ōu Lián méng

Western European Union (WEU)

西江

Xī jiāng

Xijiang River

西池

Xī Chí

legendary pool

西沉

xī chén

(of the sun) to set

西沙

Xī shā

see 西沙群島|西沙群岛[Xī shā Qún dăo]

西沙群岛

Xī shā Qún dăo

Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea

西洋

xī yáng

the West (Europe and North America)

西洋人

xī yáng rén

westerner

西洋杉

xī yáng shān

cedar

西洋棋

xī yáng qí

chess

西洋菜

xī yáng cài

watercress (Nasturtium officinale)

西洋镜

xī yáng jìng

hanky-panky

西洛赛宾

xī luò sài bīn

psilocybin

西海

Xī hăi

western sea

西凉

Xī Liáng

Western Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (400-421)

西港

Xī găng

West Harbor

西港乡

Xī găng xiāng

Hsikang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

西湖

Xī hú

Xihu or West lake (place name)

西湖区

Xī hú qū

West lake district (place name)

西湖乡

Xī hú xiāng

Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

西汉

Xī Hàn

Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢|前汉[Qián Hàn], Former Han Dynasty

西澳大利亚

Xī Aò dà lì yà

Western Australia (State of Australia)

西澳大利亚州

Xī ào dà lì yà zhōu

Western Australia, Australian State

西乌珠穆沁旗

Xī wū zhū mù qìn qí

West Ujimqin banner or Baruun Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia

西墙

Xī qiáng

Western Wall, or Wailing Wall (Jerusalem)

西王母

Xī wáng mŭ

Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality

西班牙

Xī bān yá

Spain