Chinese symbol for “sparse”
稀少
xī shǎo
sparse; rare
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sparse is 稀少 (xī shǎo), defined as: sparse; rare.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “sparse”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稀疏 | xī shū | sparse; infrequent |
| 稀 | xī | sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon |
| 疏落 | shū luò | sparse; scattered |
| 寥落 | liáo luò | sparse; few and far between |
| 疏 | shū | to dredge; to clear away obstruction |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 稀少.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稀有 | xī yǒu | uncommon; 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) |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat |
| 减少 (減少) | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least; (to say the) least |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sparse”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.