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稀
xī
1. rare
2. uncommon
3. watery
4. sparse
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

稀
xī
rare, unusual; scarce, sparse
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

依稀
yīxī
vaguely
古稀
gǔxī
seventy years old
拉稀
lāxī
(coll.) to have diarrhea
珍稀
zhēnxī
rare
HSK 6
稀世
xīshì
rare
稀土
xītǔ
rare earth (chemistry)
稀奇
xīqí
rare
稀客
xīkè
infrequent visitor
稀少
xīshǎo
sparse
稀有
xīyǒu
uncommon
稀烂
xīlàn
smashed up
稀疏
xīshū
sparse
稀粥
xīzhōu
water gruel
稀罕
xīhan
rare
稀薄
xībó
thin
稀释
xīshì
to dilute
稀饭
xīfàn
porridge
稀松
xīsōng
poor
和稀泥
huòxīní
to try to smooth things over
抹稀泥
mǒxīní
to try to gloss over things (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,787
Word Frequency Rank
7,760 of 84,292

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