hsi

name

1. A surname.

   “An excellent example of the Chinese colporteur's zeal and capacity is afforded by Hsi Fuh Ts’ing, who lives at Hwangchow in the province of Hupeh.”

   “In the course of this ‘Second Anti-Rightist Campaign’ (Erh-tz’u fan-yu), Ch’en Yün’s authority was considerably restricted, and the Vice-Premier and Secretary General of the State Council, Hsi Chung-hsün (member of the CC), was dismissed.”

2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Xi.

   “The hilly topography restricts the cultivated area mainly to the valleys of the Hsi River and of its tributaries in Kuang-hsi and Kuang-tung and the lowlands of T'ai-wan and Hai-nan. Western T'ai-wan and the Hsi River delta have extremely high population densities.”

   “Some 2,000 are reported to have escaped to Ichang alone, and finding no way to support themselves in the city, have engaged in group robberies. It was said the plundering of “Ichang Supplying and Sciling Cooperative” freighters traveling on the Hsi River was the work of these youths.”

   “During World War II (1939–45) and following the Japanese occupation of Burma, the Malay states, and Hong Kong, cholera marched across southern China along different military routes. It arrived in Guangdong along the Xi (Hsi) River and crossed over the Burmese border to infect Yunnan and Guangxi provinces.”

3. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Homeland Security Investigations.

   “He said he recently asked HSI to audit how much of their time is spent on work site enforcement, and said he has ordered that to increase “by four to five times.””

   “During worksite enforcement actions, HSI officials typically request to see people’s identification to confirm they are authorized to work.”

noun

1. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Hispanic-serving institution.