xi

numeral (Roman numeral XI); noun (xi, the Greek letter Ξ ξ); noun (Xi, a name)

«xi» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

The Roman numeral for 11. tree →
The 14th letter of the Greek alphabet, written Ξ or ξ. tree →
(Mandarin, pinyin) A Chinese syllable or family name, as in Xi Jinping, the leader of China (a name); in Chinese it sounds like «shee». tree →

In the lessons

In maths, XI means 10 + 1 = 11. In sport, a cricket or football «XI» is a team of eleven players, as in «the England XI». In news, Xi is the family name of China's leader.

Examples

The football team is called the first XI. tree →
Chapter XI is the last chapter. tree →
XI means ten plus one. tree →
Pope Pius XI lived about a hundred years ago. tree →
Xi is a letter in the Greek alphabet. tree →
The news showed President Xi meeting other leaders. tree →
Thus, too, there was Louis XI. tree →

Note

Read «the first XI» as «the first eleven». In Chinese names «Xi» is said «shee», not «zy». It is not an English word.

On Mova

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