Memory phrase for the character: 稀

稀

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Meaning

rare, uncommon, watery, sparse

Pronunciation

xī

Explanation

 Left: rice plant 禾, right: seldom, sparse 希 (A cross-stitch 㐅 in cloth 布 is seldom.) [cloth 布 = A hand is holding a cloth 巾]

Mnemonic
 
Rice plants that are seldom, are (really): rare.

Radicals

禾 grainGrain plant 木 with a spike ノ of grain
㐅 cross
布 cloth




 Vocabulary

稀释 xī shì  to dilute
稀疏 xī shū  sparse; infrequent; thinly spread
稀罕 xī han  rare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3]
稀罕 xī han  

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