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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)

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