西施 in English Xi1 shi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • Xishi (approximately 450 BC (Before Christ)), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], 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

Simplified Characters

西 施

Traditional Characters

西 施

Pinyin

Xi1 shi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

西xi1the West 施shi1surname Shi