析 (xī) — (bound form) to analyze; to divide, to separate

Definition

析 (xī) is a bound form meaning 'to analyze / to separate' — it only appears as the second half of compounds like 分析, 剖析, and 析出, never on its own.

bound form

to analyzeto divideto separate

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Wǒ men duì zhè ge wèn tí jìn xíng le fēn xī.
We conducted an analysis of this problem.
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Lǎo shī bāng wǒ men pōu xī zhè ge jù zi de hán yì.
The teacher helped us analyze the meaning of this sentence.
析。
Kē xué jiā cóng shuǐ zhōng xī chū yǎng qì.
Scientists extracted oxygen from water.

Compound ideograph

六书liùshū

会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

木斤析

析 shows 斤 (axe) next to 木 (wood), depicting an axe splitting wood.

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