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Chinese symbol for “uncommon”

稀有
xī yǒu
uncommon; rare

The closest CC-CEDICT match for uncommon is 稀有 (xī yǒu), defined as: uncommon; rare.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

稀 xī
rare, unusual; scarce, sparse
radical 115 ⽲ · 12 strokes
有 yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
radical 74 ⽉ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “uncommon”

WordPinyinMeaning
稀罕xī hanrare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity
新鲜 (新鮮)xīn xiānfresh (experience, food etc); freshness
稀xīsparse; scattered; rare; uncommon

Related words

Other words that share a character with 稀有.

WordPinyinMeaning
稀少xī shǎosparse; rare
稀缺xī quēscarce; scarcity
稀释 (稀釋)xī shìto dilute
稀奇xī qírare; strange
稀土xī tǔrare earth (chemistry)
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
还有 (還有)hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition

See also: Japanese symbol for “uncommon”.

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.

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