悉

xī

in all cases

know

phonetic (釆) + heart (心) = know fully, in all cases

心 carries the meaning: to know something fully is to hold it in the heart. 釆 mainly contributes the sound xī here, without a direct semantic role.

釆+心→悉
心HeartSemantic
釆Originally depicted an animal's paw printPhonetic

老师悉心教导每一个学生。

lǎo shī xī xīn jiào dǎo měi yī gè xué shēng。

The teacher carefully guides every student.

他对这里的情况并不熟悉。

tā duì zhè lǐ de qíng kuàng bìng bù shú xī。

He is not familiar with the situation here at all.

Words with 悉

熟悉

shú xī

to be familiar with; to know well

悉数

xī shù

all

惊悉

jīng xī

to be shocked to learn

备悉

bèi xī

to know all about

得悉

dé xī

to learn about

悉德尼

xī dé ní

Sidney or Sydney (name)

悉心

xī xīn

to put one's heart (and soul) into sth

悉悉索索

xī xī suǒ suǒ

(onom.) rustling sound (of clothing, leaves, snow etc)

悉听尊便

xī tīng zūn biàn

(idiom) do as you see fit

悉达多

xī dá duō

Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism

悉数

xī shǔ

to enumerate in detail

悉尼

xī ní

Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia

More characters with 釆

释釉