悉
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xī · to know, to learn about, to comprehend

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Learn every stroke in 悉

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

心Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 悉

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xiWords pronounced xi
xīWords pronounced xī
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Example sentences

Notice where 悉 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ duì tā bú shì hěn shú xī.我对她不是很熟悉。

I don't know her very well.

Source: Tatoeba #5136701 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù hěn shú xī tā de zuò pǐn.我不很熟悉他的作品。

My acquaintance with his works is slight.

Source: Tatoeba #616560 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tōng cháng huì xuǎn wǒ shú xī de.我通常會选我熟悉的。

I usually pick things I'm familiar with.

Source: Tatoeba #13034984 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ duì nǐ de liǎn hěn shú xī.我對你的臉很熟悉。

Your face is familiar to me.

Source: Tatoeba #845985 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ duì nàge shù yǔ bù shú xī.我对那个术语不熟悉。

I'm not familiar with that term.

Source: Tatoeba #6559070 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shú xī zhège lǐng yù ma?你熟悉这个领域吗?

Is that an area you are familiar with?

Source: Tatoeba #4757665 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 悉 in context

  1. Say xī, then recall the core meaning: to know, to learn about, to comprehend.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 熟悉 (shú xi), meaning “to be familiar with”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 悉 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.