稀 xī

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Traditional form

稀 xī

Contains the radical

禾 hé

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

grain

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰禾希

Semantic compound

禾 hé

Phonetic compound

希 xī

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 hé represents the meaning and 希 xī represents the sound.

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我们 wǒmen 离开 líkāi 地面 dì miàn 越 Yuè 高 Gāo , 空气 kōngqì 越 Yuè 稀薄 xī bó .

The higher we go above the earth, the thinner the air is.

他 tā 正 zhēng 隔 gé 着 zhāo 湖面,透过 tòu guò 几株稀疏 xī shū 的 de 椰子树,眺望 tiào wàng 着 zhāo “娶 qǔ 西 Xī 瓦 wǎ ” 号 háo 的 de 船帆 chuán fān .

He was looking across the lagoon to where the Nuhiva's sails showed through the sparse coconuts.

粥 yù 太 tài 稀 xī 了 le .

This gruel is too thin.

稠 chóu 的 de 液体 yètǐ 倒 dǎo 出来 chū lái 比 Bǐ 稀 xī 的 de 慢 màn .

Thick liquid pours much more slowly than thin liquid.

他 tā 的 de 脑袋 nǎodài 大 dà 而 ér 丑 Chǒu , 头发 tóufa 灰白 huī bái 稀疏 xī shū ,土色的 de 皮肤 pífū .

His head was large and ugly; he had pale scanty hair and an earthy skin.

Explore 23 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 稀 xī in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
稀 xī	rare	稀 xī
稀有 xī yǒu	uncommon	稀有 xī yǒu
稀释 xī shì	to dilute	稀釋
稀罕 xī han	rare	稀罕 xī han
稀饭 xī fàn	porridge	稀飯
稀奇 xī qí	rare	稀奇 xī qí
稀缺 xī quē	scarce	稀缺 xī quē
稀少 xī shǎo	sparse	稀少 xī shǎo
依稀 yī xī	vaguely	依稀 yī xī
珍稀 zhēnxī	rare	珍稀 zhēnxī
稀薄 xī bó	thin	稀薄 xī bó
稀奇古怪 xī qí gǔ guài	crazy	稀奇古怪 xī qí gǔ guài
稀土 xī tǔ	rare earth (chemistry)	稀土 xī tǔ
稀疏 xī shū	sparse	稀疏 xī shū
稀里糊涂 xī li hú tu	muddleheaded	稀裏糊塗
稀烂 xī làn	smashed up	稀爛
稀客 xī kè	infrequent visitor	稀客 xī kè
稀松 xī sōng	poor	稀鬆
拉稀 lā xī	to cower	拉稀 lā xī
稀世 xī shì	rare	稀世 xī shì
稀里哗啦 xī li huā lā	(onom.) rustling sound	稀裡嘩啦
稀粥 xī zhōu	water gruel	稀粥 xī zhōu
人烟稀少 rén yān xī shǎo	no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate	人煙稀少