xī

熄 (xī) is a Chinese word meaning “to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench”.

Meanings

  1. 1to extinguish
  2. 2to put out (fire)
  3. 3to quench
  4. 4to stop burning
  5. 5to go out (of fire, lamp etc)
  6. 6to come to an end
  7. 7to wither away
  8. 8to die out
  9. 9Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Related words

熄灭to stop burning熄灯turn out the lights熄火(of fire, lamp etc) to go out吹熄to blow out (a flame)智熄(slang) extremely foolish; beyond stupid (pun on 窒息[zhi4 xi1])熄屏variant of 息屏[xi1 ping2]

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