稀 - xī - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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稀

xī

Definition

rare
uncommon
watery
sparse

Character Decomposition

Related words (35)

rare

rare earth (chemistry)

rare; strange

infrequent visitor

sparse; rare

uncommon

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

稀烂

xī làn

smashed up; broken into pieces; thoroughly mashed; pulpy

稀疏

xī shū

sparse; infrequent; thinly spread

稀粥

xī zhōu

water gruel; thin porridge

scarce; scarcity

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

thin; rarefied

to dilute

to like; porridge; gruel

same as 稀烂

rare earth element (chemistry)

rare earth element

crazy; bizarre; weird; fantastic; strange

稀有元素

xī yǒu yuán sù

trace element (nutrition)

稀有气体

xī yǒu qì tǐ

rare gas; noble gas (chemistry)

稀松骨质

xī sōng gǔ zhì

cancellous bone; trabecular bone; spongy bone

稀稀拉拉

xī xī lā lā

sparse and fragmentary

thin; diluted

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

稀里糊涂

xī li hú tu

muddleheaded; careless

依稀

yī xī

vaguely; dimly; probably; very likely

seventy years old

(coll.) to have diarrhea; to shrink back; to cower

渐稀

jiàn xī

to thin out gradually; to become fainter and fainter

珍稀

zhēn xī

(valuable and) rare; precious and uncommon

和稀泥

huò xī ní

to try to smooth things over; to paper over the issues; to gloss things over

see 和稀泥

vast, but sparsely populated

年逾古稀

nián yú gǔ xī

over seventy years old

Idioms (2)

人烟稀少

rén yān xī shǎo

no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate

物以稀为贵

wù yǐ xī wéi guì

the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)

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