HSK 7-9
common
adjective
noun

Meaning of

稀 means rare; scarce; few and far between; sparse; thinly distributed. Pronounced xī. HSK 7-9.

  • rare; scarce; few and far between
  • sparse; thinly distributed
  • thin; dilute; watery

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
zhēn
niǎo
lèi
zài
wài
jīng
hěn
shǎo
le
 

This rare bird species is already very scarce in the wild.

Zhè
zhǒng
lǎo
shì
xiàng
xiàn
zài
hěn
shǎo
 

This old-fashioned camera is quite rare nowadays.

Xià
xuě
zhī
hòu
shàng
de
xíng
rén
hěn
shǎo
 

There are very few pedestrians on the road after snowfall.

Zhè
zhǒng
hǎn
jiàn
de
huā
zhǐ
zài
gāo
hǎi
shēng
zhǎng
 

This rare wild flower only grows in high-altitude areas.

shēn
le
 
jiē
dào
shàng
de
diàn
dōu
guān
mén
le
 
xíng
rén
biàn
shǎo
lái
 

It's late at night, all the shops on the street are closed, and pedestrians have become scarce.