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Definition(s) for: 西施

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
西施 xī shī - Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 29,905 26,037 19,365

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
西 xī- the West
- abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
- Spanish
西 xī- west
施 shī- surname Shi
施 shī- (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc)
- to distribute (alms etc)
- to apply (fertilizer etc)

Other Words Containing 西施

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
西施 - - 29,905 26,037 19,365