How is 系 pronounced?

系 is pronounced “xì” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 系?

系 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 系?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 系 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 5verbnoun

系

Traditional: 係

xì

系 (xì) means “to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character (traditional 係) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

他是大学中文系的教授专门研究古代文学。

Tā shì dàxué zhōngwénxì de jiàoshòu zhuānmén yánjiū gǔdài wénxué.

He is a professor in the university's Chinese department, specializing in ancient literature.

Words containing 系

没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matter 关系guān xirelation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi 联系lián xìvariant of 联系系统xì tǒngsystem 体系tǐ xìsystem; setup; CL:個|个[ge4]系列xì lièseries; set

More HSK 5 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 系 mean?: 系 (xì) means “to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 系 pronounced?: 系 is pronounced “xì” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 系?: 系 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 系?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 系 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27