What does 旭 mean in Chinese?

旭 (xù) means "dawn; rising sun" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 旭?

旭 is pronounced "xù" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 旭?

旭 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 旭?

Common words with 旭 include 张旭 (Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书), 旭日 (the rising sun), 林旭 (Lin Xu (1875-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898), 圣德克旭贝里 ((Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry).

How do you write 旭?

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旭 (xù), dawn

旭

xù

dawn; rising sun

Character Breakdown

Radical: 日 (no. 72)

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Definitions

dawn
rising sun

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Words Containing 旭

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
张旭	Zhāng Xù	Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書\|草书
旭日	xù rì	the rising sun	HSK 7-9
林旭	Lín Xù	Lin Xu (1875-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
圣德克旭贝里	Shèng dé kè xù bèi lǐ	(Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry