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Meaning of 稀

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Pinyin:
English Definition: rare; uncommon; watery; sparse
Chinese Definition:
①事物中间距离远、空隙大,与“密”相对,稀疏。稀落。稀客。依稀。
②浓度小,含水分多的,与“稠”相对:稀薄。稀料。稀释。
③少:稀少。稀罕。稀奇。古稀之年。
④用在“烂”、“松”等形容词前面,表明程度深:稀烂。稀碎。稀松。
⑤密稠。
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Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (grain) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
    • [ ] rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect
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Example Words
珍稀 zhēn rare; precious and uncommon
稀少 shǎo sparse; rare
稀疏 shū sparse; infrequent; thinly spread
依稀 vaguely; dimly; probably; very likely
稀奇 rare; strange
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Example Sentences
1
The air at the top of the mountain is thin.
2
This morning, my baby had a bowl of porridge and an egg for breakfast.
3
Although he is over seventy, Uncle is very healthy and often goes hiking.
4
As the leaves became fewer and fewer, the figures of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai were revealed on the branches.
5
Babies can try some porridge or congee before they start eating solid food.