Chinese Word: 徙 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

徙HSK 6

Pinyin: xǐ

English Definition: (literary) to change one's residence

Chinese Definition:
①迁移：徙居(搬家)。迁徙。流徙。
②古代称流放的刑罚：徙边(流放有罪的人到边远地区)。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 彳

Ideographic:To step 彳 out on a long journey 歨

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 彳 [ chì ] to step with the left foot
- 歨 [ bù ] Old variant of 步

Similar Characters: 徒

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迁徙HSK 6	qiān xǐ	to migrate; to move
民族大迁徙HSK 6	mín zú dà qiān xǐ	great migration of peoples
迁徙流离	qiān xǐ liú lí	homeless and wandering from place to place (idiom)
曲突徙薪	qū tū xǐ xīn	lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom); fig. to take preventive measures
转徙	zhuǎn xǐ	to migrate; to move house