溪 xī brook
brook; creek; stream
怎么记住“溪”: 氵 water + 奚 where = brook. The kids hear running water in the woods and ask Grandpa where it is, and he shrugs "A brook, call it what you like."
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
溪 = 氵 water + 奚 where
- 氵 water meaning
- 奚 where sound
The kids hear running water in the woods and ask Grandpa where it is, and he shrugs "A brook, call it what you like."
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- A small mountain stream/brook: 小溪 (xiǎoxī) a brook, 溪流 (xīliú) a stream, 溪水 (xīshuǐ) stream water.
- Smaller than 河 (hé, river); evokes clear, gentle rural scenery. Also common in place names.