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希 xī

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希 xī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xī | xi1
English translation
to hope
to admire
variant of 稀 xī [xī]
rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect

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About 希 xī

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

希 xī

Contains the radical

巾 jīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Etymology of 希 xī

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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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Example sentences using 希 xī

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弗雷德·希尔德伯特耸 sǒng 了耸那暄乎 hū 乎 hū 的 de 宽 Kuān 肩膀 jiānbǎng .

Fred Hildebert shrugged his big soft shoulders.

南希 Nán xī 走近 zǒu jìn 我 wǒ ,拾 shè 起 qǐ 了 le 地上 dì shang 一 yī 张 Zhāng 十 shí 元 Yuán 纸币 zhǐ bì .

Nancy to me and a ten - yuan on the.

嗨 hāi , 欢迎 huānyíng 光临 guānglín 希尔顿 Xī ěr dùn 旅馆 lǚ guǎn .

Hi, welcome to the Hilton.

“ 那 Nā 你 nǐ 就 jiù 不 bù 应当 yīng dāng 喝酒 hē jiǔ 嘛 ma . ” 希 xī 维特 Wéi tè 大夫 dàfū 堵 dǔ 她 tā 的 de 嘴 zuǐ 说 shuì .

" Then you ought to leave it alone , " countered Doctor Civet.

希 xī 查 Zhā 照 zhào 办理 bànlǐ .

Please note and take appropriate action.

Words with 希 xī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
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

希 xī Decomposition & Compounds

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希 xī Decomposition

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希 xī Compounds

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  • 希 xī
    • 稀 xī , 烯 xī , 唏 xī , 晞 xī , 欷 xī , 浠 xī , 瓻 chī , 睎 xī , 絺, 豨 xī , 郗 xī , 鵗 xī , 俙, 悕, 桸, 狶, 琋, 脪, 莃, 餙, 鯑
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