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Character Decomposition
稀=禾+希
Etymology
grain
Meanings
sparse; scattered
rare; uncommon
diluted; thin; watery
(bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in "sweet mung bean soup")
(bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟 xī zāo "utterly ruined")
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Words with 稀 107 total
seventy years old古稀gǔ xīthin · rarefied稀薄xī bóporridge; gruel; congee稀饭xī fàninfrequent visitor稀客xī kèthoroughly mashed; mushy · smashed up; broken into pieces · (fig.) abysmal; shockingly bad稀烂xī lànrare · strange稀奇xī qíscarce · scarcity稀缺xī quēsparse · rare稀少xī shǎorare稀世xī shìto dilute稀释xī shìsparse · infrequent · thinly spread稀疏xī shūpoor · sloppy · unconcerned · heedless · lax · unimportant · trivial · loose · porous稀松xī sōnguncommon; rare稀有xī yǒumaltose syrup糖稀táng xīvaguely · dimly · probably · very likely依稀yī xī(coll.) to have diarrhea · to shrink back · to cower拉稀lā xīto thin out gradually · to become fainter and fainter渐稀jiàn xīrare · precious and uncommon珍稀zhēn xī
Idioms with 稀 17 total Chain
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