西医
HSK 2 (2021)
西医 (xīyī) · Western medicine
西医 (xīyī) means “Western medicine; doctor of Western medicine”. It is written with 2 characters: 西 (west) + 医 (to cure). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 西医 is built
The characters
西 xī · west
What 西 is made of
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
医 yī · to cure
What 医 is made of
- 匸xì — box
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — day
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 矢 gives the meaning, 匸 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我想看西医。Wǒ xiǎng kàn xīyī.I want to see a Western-medicine doctor.
她爸爸是西医。Tā bàba shì xīyī.Her dad is a doctor of Western medicine.
Questions about 西医
What does 西医 mean?
西医 (xīyī) means “Western medicine; doctor of Western medicine”.
How do you pronounce 西医?
西医 is pronounced xīyī.
Which HSK level is 西医?
西医 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 东西dōngxithing
- 西边xībiānwest side
- 西北xīběinorthwest
- 西餐xīcānWestern food
- 西方xīfāngthe West
- 西南xīnánsouthwest
- 西部xībùthe west
- 西瓜xīguāwatermelon
- 西红柿xīhóngshìtomato
- 东张西望dōngzhāngxīwàngto look around
Learn 西医 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.