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Mythic Mandarin

稀释 (xī shì): meaning and stroke order

稀释 (xī shì) means to dilute.

稀释

Simplified
稀释
Traditional
稀釋
Pinyin
xī shì

Stroke order of 稀释

稀

  • xī sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon
  • 12 strokes

Stroke by stroke

释

  • shì to explain; to release
  • 12 strokes
  • Traditional form: 釋

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 稀释

  1. xī shì Traditional 稀釋
    • to dilute

Radicals of the characters

稀
Radical 禾 (Kangxi radical 115) · 12 strokes · 禾 on the left, 希 on the right
释
Radical 釆 (Kangxi radical 165) · 12 strokes · 釆 on the left, 𠬤 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.

稀释 in our stories

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  • 她小心地取来一点稀释的碘酒，用最细的毛笔在页角轻轻刷了一下。

    tā xiǎoxīn de qǔlái yì diǎn xīshì de diǎnjiǔ yòng zuì xì de máobǐ zài yè jiǎo qīngqīng shuā le yíxià

    She carefully fetched a little diluted iodine and brushed it lightly on a corner of the page with her finest brush.

    From the story Words written in rice water HSK 7–9 · Level 7

Stories using 稀释

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).