希 xī

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Traditional form

希 xī

Contains the radical

巾 jīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Positional decomposition

⿱乂布

Explanation

Composed of 爻 yáo (intertwined cross shape) and 巾 jīn (cloth). Conveys a rare type of stitched cloth, corresponding to the original meaning "sparse; rare". The meaning later shifted to "hope".

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这 zhè 位 wèi 希腊 Xī là 海员 hǎi yuán 到 dào 该 gāi 医院 yīyuàn 去过五 wǔ 次 cì .

The Greek seaman went to the hospital five times.

希 xī 查 Zhā 照 zhào 办理 bànlǐ .

Please note and take appropriate action.

“ 我们 wǒmen 称 chèn 这种 zhè zhǒng 激素 jī sù 为 wéi leptin, ”弗瑞德曼 màn 说 shuì , “ 这个 zhè ge 词 cí 是 shì 从 Cóng 希腊 Xī là 词 cí leptos而 ér 来 lái 的 de ,意思 yìsi 是 shì ‘瘦 shòu 的 de ’. ”

" We called the hormone leptin, Friedman says , " after the Greek word leptos, for thin. "

欧洲 Ōuzhōu 是 shì 希腊 Xī là 最先 zuì xiān 用 yòng 伞 sǎn ,其 qí 目的 mùdì 也 Yě 是 shì 遮阳 zhē yáng .

In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella sunshade.

荷马 Hé mǎ 和 hé 苏格拉底 Sū gé lā dǐ 是 shì 古 Gǔ 希腊 Xī là 时期 shíqī 的 de 两 liǎng 位 wèi 著 zhù 名 míng 人物 rénwù .

Two famous names from ancient Greece are Homer and Socrates.

Explore 17 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 希 xī in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
希望 xīwàng	to wish for	希望 xīwàng
希 xī	to hope	希 xī
希腊 Xī là	Greece	希臘
希特勒 Xī tè lè	Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)	希特勒 Xī tè lè
有希望 yǒu xī wàng	hopeful	有希望 yǒu xī wàng
希尔 Xī ěr	Hill (name)	希爾
希拉里 Xī lā lǐ	Hillary (name)	希拉里 Xī lā lǐ
希拉克 Xī lā kè	Jacques René Chirac (1932-), president of France 1995-2007	希拉剋
陈冠希 Chén Guān xī	Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor	陳冠希
希伯来 Xī bó lái	Hebrew	希伯來
古希腊 gǔ Xī là	ancient Greece	古希臘
希尔顿 Xī ěr dùn	Hilton (hotel chain)	希爾頓
南希 Nán xī	Nancy	南希 Nán xī
乔希 Qiáo xī	Josh or Joshi (name)	喬希
波希米亚 Bō xī mǐ yà	Bohemia, historical country of central Europe	波希米亞
一线希望 yī xiàn xī wàng	a gleam of hope	一線希望
希奇 xī qí	rare	希奇 xī qí