The Chinese Radical: 西


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Meaning
west    西

Explanation This sign has a certain resemblance to the sun 日 in combination with strokes 儿 that point downwards to indicate sunset in the west.

Used in these characters:
西
HSK 1
west, the West, abbr. for Spain 西班牙

西
This sign has some similarity with sun 日 combined with to strokes 儿, directing downwards. The upper line 一 is the horizon
Under the horizon the sun sinks at the sunset in the west.  
HSK 1
to float, to drift, to bleach, elegant
piāo, piǎo, piào
西
Left: water 氵, right: ticket 票 (In the west 覀/西 you show 示 your ticket.) [West: 西 = Below the horizon 一 the sun 日 sinks 儿 at the sunset in the west]
On the water is a ticket and it is floating.  
HSK 2
a need, to demand, to request, must
yāo, yào
西
Top: west 覀/西 (Under the horizon 一 the sun 日 sinks 儿 at the sunset in the west.) [Here: 覀 as a handbag with a big handle], bottom: woman 女
A handbag is for women: a need.  
HSK 2
ticket, ballot, bank note, person held for ransom
piào
西
Top: west 覀/西 (Under the horizon 一 the sun 日 sinks 儿 at the sunset in the west.), bottom: show 示 (image of an altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and dripping blood 八)
In the west you show your ticket.  
HSK 5
waist, lower back, middle, loins
yāo
西
Left: body part 月/肉, right: need/request 要 (A handbag 覀/西 is, what women 女 need.) [west 西 = Under the horizon 一 the sun 日 sinks 儿 at the sunset in the west.]
(Asian women have less 'butt':) A body part of western 西 women is the waist.  
HSK 5
to sprinkle, to spray, to spill, to shed

西
Left: water 氵, right: west 西 (Below the horizon 一 the sun 日 sinks 儿 at the sunset in the west, but here: variant of rain 雨)
Water as 'rain' means to sprinkle.  
HSK 5
to dry in the sun, to sunbathe
shài
西
Left: sun 日, right: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west)
The sun in the west (= at the afternoon) is good for drying or a sunbath.  
HSK 6
sacrifice

西
Left: cow 牛, right: west 西 (The sun 日 moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west)
The cow sinks down like the sun at sunset in the west, when being: sacrificed.  
HSK 6
to cover, to overturn, to reply a letter

西
Top: west 西, bottom: to go 彳, repeat 复 (= Lying or in sun 日 sitting cross-legged 夂 is to be repeated)
In the west they go repeatingly that everything is overturned and covered up.  
no HSK
pond, pool, pit, profound, depression
tán
西
Left: water 氵, right: 覃 (west 覀/西, early, fast 早)
The water in the west, you reach quickly, is the pond.  
no HSK
merchant, to buy
gǔ, jiǎ
西
Top: west 西 (sun moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west), bottom: money 贝/貝
A bag (= 西) with a handle (= 一) from the west and money has the: merchant.  
no HSK
millet, grain, goose pimples

西
Top: west 覀/西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west.), bottom: rice 米
The 'western' rice is: millet.  
no HSK
to perch, to rest (of birds), dwell, live, to stay
qī, xī
西
Left: tree 木, right: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below horizon 一 at sunset in the west.)
At the tree with the evening-sun (= west side) is a good place to rest.  
no HSK
Indian madder, Rubia cordifolia, munjeet
qiàn
西
Top: plant 艹, bottom: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below horizon 一 at sunset in the west)
The plant with the red (= the afterglow at sunset at the west) is the Indian madder .  
no HSK
chestnut, afraid, trembling

西
Top: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west.), bottom: tree 木
There is a downward movement (falling chestnuts) at this tree: the chestnut.  
no HSK
surname Tan
tán
西
Left: word 讠/言, right: reach to, spread to 覃 (west 覀/西, early 早)
The word has spread, that his name is 'Tan'.  

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