西施

Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nü3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu

Characters and words in 西施

西
= xi + Ø1
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] / Spanish
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shī = sh + Ø1
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shī = sh + Ø1
(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc)
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