溪

xī

variant of 溪[xi1]

water (氵) + sound (奚) = a trickling stream

The water radical (氵) carries the meaning here — a stream or brook. 奚 contributes the sound xī and does not add semantic content.

氵+奚→溪
奚No semantic contribution herePhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

我们沿着小溪走了很久。

wǒ men yán zhe xiǎo xī zǒu le hěn jiǔ。

we walked along the small stream for a long time.

山里的溪水又清又凉。

shān lǐ de xī shuǐ yòu qīng yòu liáng。

the stream water in the mountains is both clear and cool.

Words with 溪

玉溪市

yù xī shì

Yuxi, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]

绩溪

jì xī

see 績溪縣|绩溪县[Ji4 xi1 Xian4]

遂溪

suì xī

see 遂溪縣|遂溪县[Sui4 xi1 Xian4]

遂溪县

suì xī xiàn

Suixi, a county in Zhanjiang City 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong

郎溪

láng xī

see 郎溪縣|郎溪县[Lang2 xi1 Xian4]

郎溪县

láng xī xiàn

Langxi, a county in Xuancheng City 宣城市[Xuan1 cheng2 Shi4], Anhui

金溪

jīn xī

see 金溪縣|金溪县[Jin1 xi1 Xian4]

金溪县

jīn xī xiàn

Jinxi, a county in Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi

双溪

shuāng xī

Shuangxi or Shuanghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

双溪乡

shuāng xī xiāng

Shuangxi or Shuanghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan

云溪

yún xī

see 雲溪區|云溪区[Yun2 xi1 Qu1]

云溪区

yún xī qū

Yunxi, a district of Yueyang City 岳陽市|岳阳市[Yue4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan

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