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scarce

HSK 7 N1
Abstract →Qualities
xī
キ、ケ
まれ、まばら
희
Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 希 represents the sound.
Components
禾 standing grain+ 希 hope =
稀 scarce
禾 Meaning component
hé standing grain
grain still on stalk
希 Phonetic component
xī hope
rare
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Notes
Similar Characters
兼 double利 profit委 committee年 year朵 flouds秀 elegant秉 wield秊 harvest-year (archaic)秋 autumn稟 report to (trad)穆 reverent囷 round-shaped storage bin季 seasons犂 plow (iii)禿 bald (trad)私 private秃 bald (simp)秆 grain (simp)种 race (simp)科 department
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
稀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
稀 [xī]
rare; uncommon; watery; sparse
Japanese
希 、 稀 き 同音
  1. prefix chemistry dilute
  2. prefix rare
  3. noun abbrev. Greece
稀 、 希 まれ 同音
adj-na usually kana rare; seldom
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
チャンスというものはいずれにしても、まれにしかない。
Chances come rarely in any case.
Japanese Names
稀 のぞみ
Nozomi female given name
稀 まれ
Mare female given name
稀 みれか
Mireka female given name
稀 れあ
Rea female given name
CHINESE WORDS (52)
稀有 [xī​yǒu] #9,526
uncommon
稀释 [xī​shì] #24,370
to dilute
稀释 [xī​shì] #24,370
to dilute
稀罕 [xī​han] #16,881
rare
稀饭 [xī​fàn] #40,136
porridge
稀饭 [xī​fàn] #40,136
porridge
稀奇 [xī​qí] #16,271
rare
稀缺 [xī​quē] #30,894
scarce
稀少 [xī​shǎo] #24,057
sparse
依稀 [yī​xī] #27,163
vaguely
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JAPANESE WORDS (30)
⭐ 希少 [きしょう] #12,526
scarce
⭐ 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
希少価値 [きしょうかち] #36,125
scarcity value
類まれ [たぐいまれ] #42,590
rare
稀に見る [まれにみる] #44,682
rare
希釈 [きしゃく] #54,354
dilution
稀覯本 [きこうぼん] #77,307
rare book
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KOREAN WORDS (4)
고희
gohui; age of seventy
희대
rarity; uniqueness
희석
dilution; thinning
희소
scarcity; rarity