(xī) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

to know, to learn about, to comprehend 11 strokes · Radical (heart) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 悉 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced .

Stroke Order & Practice

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悉 — 11 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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top to distinguish
bottom heart

Radical

The radical of is — meaning heart. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (mind) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 悉

shúxi to be familiar with; to know well
他对北京的路很熟悉。
Tā duì Běijīng de lù hěn shúxi.
He is very familiar with Beijing's roads.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 16 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

他熟当地民族情况。
From Mock Exam 08 →
女的熟哪方面的知识?
From Mock Exam 04 →

FAQ

What does 悉 mean in Chinese?

悉 (xī) means to know, to learn about, to comprehend. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 悉 have?

悉 is written in 11 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 悉?

The radical of 悉 is 心 (heart). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 忽, 态, 志, 恐, 虑.

What is the pinyin for 悉?

悉 is pronounced xī.

What HSK 4 words use 悉?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 悉 appears in 1 word, including 熟悉 (shúxi). See the full list above.

All Characters xī →