稀 (xī): meaning and stroke order
稀 (xī) means sparse; scattered, rare; uncommon, diluted; thin; watery.
稀
- Simplified
- 稀
- Traditional
- 稀 (same form)
- Pinyin
- xī
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Stroke order of 稀
稀
- xī sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon
- 12 strokes
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Meaning of 稀
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xī
- sparse; scattered
- rare; uncommon
- diluted; thin; watery
- (bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 綠豆稀|绿豆稀[lu : 4 dou4 xi1] "sweet mung bean soup")
- (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟[xi1 zao1] "utterly ruined")
Radical and structure
- 稀
- Radical 禾 (Kangxi radical 115) · 12 strokes · 禾 on the left, 希 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 稀
- 稀释 xī shì to dilute
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