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Information of 稀

Pinyin xī

Radical

禾

Strokes

12 strokes

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Definition

diluted / sparse

稀 [xī] 形 1. Distance between objects is large; sparse, opposite of "dense." Examples: 稀疏 (sparse), 稀落 (scattered), 稀客 (rare guest), 依稀 (faintly). 2. Low concentration; high water content; opposite of "thick." Examples: 稀薄 (thin), 稀料 (diluted material), 稀释 (dilute). 3. Few; not many. Examples: 稀少 (rare), 稀罕 (rare), 稀奇 (unusual), 古稀之年 (the age of seventy). 4. Used in front of adjectives like "rotten" or "loose" to indicate a deep degree. Examples: 稀烂 (very rotten), 稀碎 (very broken), 稀松 (very loose). 副 Very; extremely. Used to describe a high degree. Example: 稀不相干 (not related at all); 稀秃湿 (soaked); 稀醉 (very drunk). 引 1. From Xu Shen's "Shuowen Jiezi": 稀 means sparse. 2. From Cao Cao's "Short Song Line": 月明星稀 (the moon and stars are sparse). 3. From Du Fu's "Tired Night": 重露成涓滴，稀星乍有无 (heavy dew forms into drops, sparse stars appear and vanish). 4. From Tao Qian's "Return to the Garden": 种豆南山下，草盛豆苗稀 (planting beans at the foot of the south mountain, the grass is lush but the bean sprouts are sparse). Example: 稀棱挣 (sparse appearance), 稀撒撒 (scattered), 稀星 (sparse stars), 稀零零 (extremely sparse), 稀稀落落 (appearance of sparsity; looks deserted).

稀里哗啦 xī li huā lā

(onom.) rustling sound / sound of rain or of sth falling down / in disorder / completely smashed / badly battered / broken to pieces

稀奇 xī qí

rare / strange

稀少 xī shǎo

sparse / rare

稀里糊涂 xī li hú tu

muddleheaded / careless

稀烂 xī làn

smashed up / broken into pieces / thoroughly mashed / pulpy

稀巴烂 xī bā làn

same as 稀爛|稀烂[xi1 lan4]

依稀 yī xī

vaguely / dimly / probably / very likely

依稀可见 yī xī kě jiàn

Vaguely visible

珍稀 zhēn xī

rare / precious and uncommon

稀疏 xī shū

sparse / infrequent / thinly spread

稀饭 xī fàn

porridge / gruel

稀有 xī yǒu

uncommon

稀释 xī shì

to dilute

稀罕 xī han

rare / uncommon / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3]

稀缺 xī quē

scarce / scarcity

稀薄 xī bó

thin / rarefied

稀松 xī sōng

poor / sloppy / unconcerned / heedless / lax / unimportant / trivial / loose / porous

稀有金属 xī yǒu jīn shǔ

rare metals / less-common metals

稀土 xī tǔ

rare earth (chemistry)

稀世 xī shì

rare

稀土元素 xī tǔ yuán sù

rare earth element (chemistry)

人烟稀少 rén yān xī shǎo

no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate

稀粥 xī zhōu

water gruel / thin porridge

稀罕物 xī hǎn wù

Rare

年逾古稀 nián yú gǔ xī

over seventy years old