How to pronounce Xi
Mandarin Chinese · family name · 习 (traditional 習), xí
IPA: /ɕi³⁵/
- Xsh
- iee, rising
Voice: synthetic.
Tone
Xi
One syllable, with a rising tone, as if asking a question.
The common mistake
- Not
zhee - Not
chee
But shee, rising
Origin and meaning
As a surname, the pinyin spelling of the character 习, which also means to practise, or to study.
Variants and namesakes
- Hsi
- The older Wade–Giles spelling.
- Xi Jinping
- Its best-known bearer today.
Sources
- Syllables
- en.wiktionary.org/wiki/習
- Tone
- en.wiktionary.org/wiki/習 (xí, ㄒㄧˊ)
- The common mistake
- en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Xi lists /ʒiː/ and /t͡ʃiː/ as hyperforeign English readings.
- Origin
- en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Xi; en.wiktionary.org/wiki/習 (to practise; to study; a surname)
- Variants and namesakes
- en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Xi (Wade–Giles Hsi); en.wiktionary.org/wiki/習 (Xi Jinping)
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