稀 稀 xi1
rare; uncommon; watery; sparse

strokes 12
radical
禾
禾
strokes after radical 7
地广人稀 地廣人稀 di4 guang3 ren2 xi1
vast, but sparsely populated

古稀 古稀 gu3 xi1
seventy years old

和稀泥 和稀泥 huo4 xi1 ni2
to try to smooth things over; to paper over the issues; to gloss things over

渐稀 漸稀 jian4 xi1
to thin out gradually; to become fainter and fainter

拉稀 拉稀 la1 xi1
(coll.) to have diarrhea; to shrink back; to cower

抹稀泥 抹稀泥 mo3 xi1 ni2
see 和稀泥

年逾古稀 年逾古稀 nian2 yu2 gu3 xi1
over seventy years old

人烟稀少 人煙稀少 ren2 yan1 xi1 shao3
no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate

物以稀为贵 物以稀為貴 wu4 yi3 xi1 wei2 gui4
the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)

稀巴烂 稀巴爛 xi1 ba1 lan4
same as 稀爛|稀烂

稀薄 稀薄 xi1 bo2
thin; rarefied

稀饭 稀飯 xi1 fan4
porridge; gruel

稀罕 稀罕 xi1 han5
rare; uncommon; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr.

稀客 稀客 xi1 ke4
infrequent visitor

稀烂 稀爛 xi1 lan4
smashed up; broken into pieces; thoroughly mashed; pulpy

稀里光当 稀里光當 xi1 li5 guang1 dang1
thin; diluted

稀里糊涂 稀裏糊塗 xi1 li5 hu2 tu5
muddleheaded; careless

稀里哗啦 稀裡嘩啦 xi1 li5 hua1 la1
(onom.) rustling sound; sound of rain or of sth falling down; in disorder; completely smashed; badly battered; broken to pieces

稀奇 稀奇 xi1 qi2
rare; strange

稀奇古怪 稀奇古怪 xi1 qi2 gu3 guai4
crazy; bizarre; weird; fantastic; strange

稀缺 稀缺 xi1 que1
scarce; scarcity

稀少 稀少 xi1 shao3
sparse; rare

稀世 稀世 xi1 shi4
rare

稀释 稀釋 xi1 shi4
to dilute

稀疏 稀疏 xi1 shu1
sparse; infrequent; thinly spread

稀松 稀鬆 xi1 song1
poor; sloppy; unconcerned; heedless; lax; unimportant; trivial; loose; porous

稀松骨质 稀鬆骨質 xi1 song1 gu3 zhi4
cancellous bone; trabecular bone; spongy bone

稀土 稀土 xi1 tu3
rare earth (chemistry)

稀土金属 稀土金屬 xi1 tu3 jin1 shu3
rare earth element

稀土元素 稀土元素 xi1 tu3 yuan2 su4
rare earth element (chemistry)

稀稀拉拉 稀稀拉拉 xi1 xi1 la1 la1
sparse and fragmentary

稀有 稀有 xi1 you3
uncommon

稀有气体 稀有氣體 xi1 you3 qi4 ti3
rare gas; noble gas (chemistry)

稀有元素 稀有元素 xi1 you3 yuan2 su4
trace element (nutrition)

稀粥 稀粥 xi1 zhou1
water gruel; thin porridge

依稀 依稀 yi1 xi1
vaguely; dimly; probably; very likely

珍稀 珍稀 zhen1 xi1
rare; precious and uncommon