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• xi
  xi

  noun

  the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
• Xi
  Xi

  noun

  a river in S China, rising in Yunnan province and flowing east to the Canton delta on the South China Sea: the main river system of S China. Length: about 1900 km (1200 miles)

xi

American  

[zahy, sahy, ksee] / zaɪ, saɪ, ksi /

noun

xis plural

1. the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).

2. the group of consonant sounds represented by this letter.

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Xi ¹ British  

/ ʃiː /

noun

1. a river in S China, rising in Yunnan province and flowing east to the Canton delta on the South China Sea: the main river system of S China. Length: about 1900 km (1200 miles)

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xi ² British  

/ ksaɪ, saɪ, ksiː, zaɪ /

noun

1. the 14th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ), a composite consonant, transliterated as x

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Example Sentences

“There is no convincing analytical evidence to support their claim that jin and xi are not pure copper and tin, but pre-prepared alloys,” he says.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 9, 2022

Monks also aren’t going to tell you to say, “Gong xi fa cai,” she said, referring to the common New Year greeting, which literally translates to “Hope you increase your wealth.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2022

The COVID-19 variants are named after Greek alphabet letters, but WHO skipped the 13th and 14th letters, nu and xi, in labeling the omicron variant.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2021

In doing so, the WHO decided to skip over two letters in the Greek alphabet: nu and xi.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2021

This is also implied by the statement in Gen. xi.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge