"Hsi" meaning in English

See Hsi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Hsis [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 習/习 (Xí), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi². Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|^習}} Mandarin 習/习 (Xí), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Hsis}} Hsi (plural Hsis)
  1. A surname. Translations (Chinese surname): شِي (šī) (Arabic), (Chinese Cantonese), (zaap⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), (Chinese Mandarin), (Xí) (Chinese Mandarin), Hszi (Hungarian), (Shū) (alt: しゅう) (Japanese), シー (Shī) (Japanese), (Seup) (alt: ) (Korean), (english: Si) (Korean), Си (english: Si) (Russian), Tập (alt: ) (Vietnamese), Xi (Vietnamese)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Xi [Hanyu-Pinyin]
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

enPR: sē Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Mandarin 西 (Xī), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|^西}} Mandarin 西 (Xī), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hsi
  1. Alternative form of Xi Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Xi
    Sense id: en-Hsi-en-name-zDcdZrUu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Xi [Hanyu-Pinyin]
Etymology number: 2
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