Composed of 爻 (cross shape) and 巾 (cloth). 爻 is here used to depict the pattern of the cloth. Originally depicted a type of cloth. The meaning later shifted to "sparse", "rare", and "hope".
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Historical Evolution
希
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
希
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
希
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
希
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
希
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
希
Regular
Modern
Chinese
希 [xī]
to hope; to admire; variant of 稀[xī]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
希 あきら
Akira female given name
希 あれき
Areki female given name
希 いつか
Itsuka female given name
希 き
Ki given name
希 きい
Kii female given name
希 こいね
Koine female given name
希 こころ
Kokoro female given name
希 しずか
Shizuka female given name
希 ねがい
Negai unclassified name
希 ねがう
Negau female given name
希 のぞみ
Nozomi male given namefemale given name
希 のぞむ
Nozomu unclassified name
希 のどみ
Nodomi female given name
希 ほまれ
Homare female given name
希 まれ
Mare female given name
希 まれい
Marei female given name
希 まれに
Mareni female given name
希 めぐみ
Megumi female given name
CHINESE WORDS (141)
希望 [xīwàng] #160
to wish for
希腊 [Xīlà] #2,993
Greece
希腊 [Xīlà] #2,993
Greece
希特勒 [Xītèlè] #3,974
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
有希望 [yǒuxīwàng] #9,025
hopeful
希尔 [Xī'ěr] #9,498
Hill (name)
希尔 [Xī'ěr] #9,498
Hill (name)
希拉里 [Xīlālǐ] #10,575
Hillary (name)
希拉克 [Xīlākè] #57,844
Jacques René Chirac (1932-), president of France 1995-2007
希拉克 [Xīlākè] #57,844
Jacques René Chirac (1932-), president of France 1995-2007
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JAPANESE WORDS (75)
⭐ 希望 [きぼう] #1,086
hope
⭐ 希少 [きしょう] #12,526
scarce
希望者 [きぼうしゃ] #15,008
applicant
⭐ 希薄 [きはく] #16,907
thin (air)
希 [き] #19,181
dilute
希有 [けう] #23,430
rare
希代 [きたい] #24,114
uncommon
希望的観測 [きぼうてきかんそく] #24,618
wishful thinking
希望の光 [きぼうのひかり] #25,972
ray of hope
願わくば [ねがわくば] #26,896
I pray
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