稀 (hei1 | xi1) : sparse; think; rare; watery

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稀

hei1

xi1

[1] sparse; not dense
[2] thin; light; not thick
[3] little; rare; scarce
[4] watery; diluted

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 禾 (#115)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

稀

This word has been viewed 6529 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Nov 2009 12:43

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稀飯 hei1 faan6 xi1 fan4 = congee; rice porridge 國

稀疏 hei1 so1 xi1 shu1 = thin, sparseness (hair, trees)

稀釋 hei1 sik1 xi1 shi4 = dilution; dilute

稀罕 hei1 hon2 xi1 han5 = rare; value highly

年逾古稀 nin4 jyu4 gu2 hei1 nian2 yu2 gu3 xi1 = over seventy years old

薄稀稀 bok6 hei1 hei1 = "sparse" or "watery" (in reference to foods like congee) 粵

稀奇 hei1 kei4 xi1 qi2 = a few scattered, rare, strange

稀少 hei1 siu2 xi1 shao3 = few; rare

稀有 hei1 jau5 xi1 you3 = rarity, rare, unusual

稀土金屬 hei1 tou2 gam1 suk6 xi1 tu3 jin1 jin4 shu3 = rare-earth metal
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朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧，未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞粵
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 稀
Unicode code for this character: U+7a00 (off-site link)

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