锡 (xī) is a Chinese word meaning “tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer”.
Meanings
- 1tin (chemistry)
- 2to bestow
- 3to confer
- 4to grant
- 5Taiwan pr. [xi2]
- Part of speech
- noun
Related words
锡纸tinfoil锡安Zion锡箔tinfoil锡兰Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)莱比锡Leipzig, city in the state of Saxony, Germany锡克Sikh锡矿tin ore麦肯锡(name) MacKenzie; McKinsey陈仁锡Chen Renxi (1581-1636), late Ming scholar and prolific author焊锡solder贴锡箔to decorate with tin foil金银铜铁锡the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin