稀

Information about character(s)

Radical: 禾
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 12
Variants: 希

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xī
Cantonese: hei1
JapaneseKun: MARE MABARA
JapaneseOn: KI KE
Korean: HUY
Vietnamese: hi

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: rare, unusual, scarce; sparse

CE-Dict: rare/uncommon/watery/sparse

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.sparse
2.rare
3.scarce
4.uncommon

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: rare; scarce; sparse; watery

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: rare; scarce; sparse; watery

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《禾部》稀䟽也。从禾希聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集下】【禾字部】稀
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤香依切，音希。【說文】疏也。【徐曰】當从爻从巾。爻者，希疏之義，與爽同意，巾象禾之根莖。至於莃晞皆當从稀省，何以知之，說文無希字故也。　又姓。見【姓苑】　【集韻】通作希。

CF-Dict: rare/espacé/clairsemé/léger