稀 — Chinese character
稀
xī
rare, unusual; scarce, sparse
- Pinyin
- xī
- Radical
- 115 ⽲ (Grain)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 禾 希
- Formation
- pictophonetic — grain; meaning component 禾; sound component 希
- Japanese
- 稀 as a kanji
Common words with 稀
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稀有 | xī yǒu | uncommon; rare |
| 稀少 | xī shǎo | sparse; rare |
| 稀缺 | xī quē | scarce; scarcity |
| 稀释 (稀釋) | xī shì | to dilute |
| 稀奇 | xī qí | rare; strange |
| 稀土 | xī tǔ | rare earth (chemistry) |
| 稀疏 | xī shū | sparse; infrequent |
| 稀罕 | xī han | rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity |
| 珍稀 | zhēn xī | rare; precious and uncommon |
| 稀薄 | xī bó | thin; rarefied |
| 稀饭 (稀飯) | xī fàn | porridge; gruel; congee |
| 稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗) | xī li hú tu | muddleheaded; careless |
English words written with 稀
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.