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稀少 (xī shǎo) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 稀少

形 xíng adjective

scarce

这种植物在野外已经很稀少了。

zhè zhǒng zhí wù zài yě wài yǐ jīng hěn xī shǎo le

This plant is already very scarce in the wild.

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Word breakdown

稀 xī — sparse, thin, scattered

1 珍稀 zhēn xī — rare and precious HSK 7
- 珍 precious, valuable, treasured
- 稀 rare, scarce, uncommon
Example

大熊猫是珍稀动物。

dà xióng māo shì zhēn xī dòng wù

Giant pandas are rare and precious animals.
2 稀奇 xī qí — rare HSK 7
- 稀 rare, scarce, sparse
- 奇 strange, unusual, odd
Example

在城市里看到野生动物真稀奇。

zài chéng shì lǐ kàn dào yě shēng dòng wù zhēn xī qí

It's really rare to see wild animals in the city.
3 稀有 xī yǒu — rare HSK 7
- 稀 sparse, scarce, few
- 有 to exist, to have
Example

大熊猫是中国的稀有动物。

dà xióng māo shì Zhōng guó de xī yǒu dòng wù

The giant panda is a rare animal in China.
4 稀罕 xī han — to value as rare; to treasure HSK 7
- 稀 rare, sparse, thin
- 罕 rare, seldom
Example

他很稀罕这块古玉。

tā hěn xī han zhè kuài gǔ yù

He treasures this piece of ancient jade.

少 shǎo — few, little, small in quantity

Structure & writing

1 稀 xī — rare; scarce; few

稀 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant

禾 is a component in 37 characters

HSK 1

和 hé harmonious; peaceful 租 zū to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period

HSK 3

季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 秋 qiū autumn; fall (third season of the year) 种 zhǒng species, the basic unit of biological classification, below genus 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)

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乘 chéng to ride; to travel by (vehicle or animal) 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt') 秀 xiù (of plants) to put forth flowers or ears, especially crops 科 kē category of academic discipline, course, or field of work 秒 miǎo awn on grain husks

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积 jī to accumulate gradually 程 chéng rules; regulations 稍 shāo slightly; a little

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私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公) 秘 mì secret; not made public 称 chēng to call; to be called 移 yí to move; to shift 税 shuì tax; duties levied by the government

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稳 wěn stable; steady

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委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 秩 zhì (lit.) orderly; well-organized 稻 dào rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice) 稼 jia to plant (grain crops) 稿 gǎo draft or manuscript of a poem, essay, drawing, etc.

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菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)

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秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 秤 chèng weighing scale or balance (including steelyard, platform scale, spring scale, etc.); especially a steelyard 秧 yāng seedling of a plant, especially rice seedling 秽 huì dirty; unclean

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稀 xī rare; scarce; few 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 稠 chóu thick; viscous (of liquid, opposite of 稀) 稽 jī to stay; to tarry 酥 sū food made from the skin of curdled cow's or goat's milk; clarified butter (ancient usage)

1.2 希 xī — to hope; to wish for

希 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

稀 xī rare; scarce; few

Stroke order

2 少 shǎo — few; little (opposite of 多)

Xpinyin

少 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 3

沙 shā sand; tiny stone particles

HSK 4

省 shěng to save; to economize (opposite of 费) 秒 miǎo awn on grain husks

HSK 5

吵 chǎo noisy and chaotic; disturbing 炒 chǎo to stir-fry (cook by stirring ingredients in hot oil in a wok)

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劣 liè inferior, bad (opposite of 优) 妙 miào beautiful; fine 抄 chāo to copy (text); to transcribe

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渺 miǎo vast and boundless (of water) 纱 shā yarn spun from cotton, hemp, etc., used to twist into thread or weave into cloth 钞 chāo banknote, paper currency

consists of

2.1 小 xiǎo — small; little (opposite of 大)

小 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 1

少 shǎo few; little (opposite of 多)

HSK 3

叔 shū father's younger brother; also a form of address for a man of the same generation as one's father but younger and unrelated (can be reduplicated)

HSK 4

京 jīng capital city of a country 亲 qīn related by blood or marriage; esp. parents 孙 sūn grandchild; relatives of the grandchild's generation 尔 ěr (lit.) you (second-person pronoun) 戚 qi

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尖 jiān tip or pointed end of an object 尘 chén dust, flying dirt

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隙 xì crack; crevice 雀 què sparrow; small bird with long wings, varies in plumage between sexes, feeds on grains and insects; refers broadly to small birds

2.2 丿 piě — the leftward-falling diagonal stroke in Chinese characters

丿 is a component in 14 characters

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么 me suffix 午 wǔ the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches 少 shǎo few; little (opposite of 多) 系 xì system; interconnected series

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必 bì certainly; definitely

HSK 4

乒 pīng onomatopoeia for a gunshot or the sound of objects colliding 失 shī to lose; to be deprived of (opposite of 得) 血 xuè blood (the red fluid circulating in the body, composed of plasma, red cells, white cells, and platelets)

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乏 fá lacking; without 币 bì currency; money used as a medium of exchange 延 yán to stretch and lengthen; to extend 追 zhuī to chase; to catch up with

HSK 7

勿 wù do not; must not (prohibition or dissuasion) 囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler

Stroke order