席
xí
woven mat (variant of 席[xi2])
shelter (广) + weave (廿) + cloth (巾) = woven mat
A cloth (巾) spread under a shelter (广), with 廿 suggesting the weaving of twenty threads — together evoking a woven mat laid out on the ground. The image is of a flat, fabric surface prepared for sitting or sleeping beneath a roof.
他在地上铺了一张席，坐下来休息。
tā zài dì shang pū le yī zhāng xí, zuò xià lái xiū xi。
he spread a woven mat on the ground and sat down to rest.
夏天天气热，奶奶喜欢睡在凉席上。
xià tiān tiān qì rè, nǎi nai xǐ huān shuì zài liáng xí shang。
in summer when the weather is hot, grandma likes to sleep on a cool woven mat.
Words with 席
还席
huán xí
to offer a return banquet
酒席
jiǔ xí
feast; banquet
首席
shǒu xí
chief (representative, correspondent etc)
首席代表
shǒu xí dài biǎo
chief representative
首席信息官
shǒu xí xìn xī guān
chief information officer (CIO)
首席执行官
shǒu xí zhí xíng guān
chief executive officer (CEO)
首席大法官
shǒu xí dà fǎ guān
Chief Justice (of US Supreme Court)
首席技术官
shǒu xí jì shù guān
chief technology officer (CTO)
首席法官
shǒu xí fǎ guān
Chief Justice
首席营销官
shǒu xí yíng xiāo guān
chief marketing officer (CMO)
首席财务官
shǒu xí cái wù guān
chief financial officer (CFO)
首席运营官
shǒu xí yùn yíng guān
chief operating officer (COO)