希 — Chinese character
希
xī
rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect
- Pinyin
- xī
- Radical
- 50 ⼱ (Turban)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 乂 布
- Japanese
- 希 as a kanji
Common words with 希
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope; a hope; a wish |
| 古希腊 (古希臘) | gǔ Xī là | ancient Greece |
| 希奇 | xī qí | variant of 稀奇 (xī qí) |
| 哈希 | hā xī | hash (computing); see also 散列 (sǎn liè) |
| 希冀 | xī jì | (literary) to hope |
| 一线希望 (一線希望) | yī xiàn xī wàng | a gleam of hope |
| 希罕 | xī han | variant of 稀罕 (xī han) |
| 大有希望 | dà yǒu xī wàng | to stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising |
| 希奇古怪 | xī qí gǔ guài | variant of 稀奇古怪 (xī qí gǔ guài) |
| 几希 (幾希) | jī xī | not much; very little (e.g. difference) |
| 娘希匹 | niáng xī pǐ | (dialect) fuck! |
| 希望落空 | xī wàng luò kōng | hopes are dashed |
English words written with 希
希 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 6 · Analects 5 · Mencius 4 · Zhuangzi 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 14
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 23
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 41
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 43
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 70
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 74
- Analects 5.22
- Analects 11.25
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