How to write 希

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "希"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 希

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "希"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 希

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Meaning of 希

Pinyin xī

Radical

巾

Strokes

Definition

rare / infrequent

Usage

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希 [xī] 1. Meaning: Rare; scarce - Usage examples: 希少 (shǎo - few), 希罕 (hǎn - rare), 希奇 (qí - strange), 希有 (yǒu - seldom), 希世 (shì - world). 2. Meaning: To hope; to desire - Usage examples: 希望 (wàng - to wish), 希冀 (jì - to hope), 希图 (tú - to strive for), 希求 (qiú - a. to hope for something; b. to expect and require something). 希 [xī] (Shape) - Original meaning: Embroidery - Character formation: Pictophonetic compound. It comprises the radical 巾 (jīn - cloth) and 爻 (yáo - lines crossing), which symbolize the crossing of threads in embroidery. Synonyms and Examples: 1. Used as a synonym for "稀" (xī - rare, scarce) - Example citation: 群书治要 - 希，罕也 2. Sparse, with few members - Example citation: 史记 - 地广人希 - Example: 希行 (xí xíng - seldom visited) 3. Silent - Example citation: 老子 - 大音希声. - Example: 希声 (xī shēng - silent); 希夷 (xī yí - emptiness). 希 [xī] (Verb) 1. To watch - Example citation: 商君书 - 希主好恶. 2. To admire - Example citation: 隋书 - 本无意于希颜. 3. To hope - Example citation: 庄子 - 夫希世而行. 4. To strive for - Example citation: 后汉书 - 希爵. - Example: 希进 (xī jìn - to strive for promotion). 5. To cater to - Example citation: 晋·傅玄 - 希代来贡，作珍皇家. 希 [xī] (Adverb) - Indicates degree: Very; extremely - Example citation: 红楼梦 - 你有什么过不去，不要寻他, 勒死我倒也是希松的. - Example: 希臭膨天 (extremely smelly); 希嫩 (very tender); 希松 (very relaxed).

古希腊 gǔ Xī là

ancient Greece

希望 xī wàng

to wish for / to desire / hope / CL:個|个[ge4]

希腊 Xī là

Greece

洛克希德 luò kè xī dé

Lockheed

维希 wéi xī

Vichy

希拉克 Xī lā kè

Jacques René Chirac (1932-), president of France 1995-2007

希尔 Xī ěr

Hill (name) / Christopher Hill, US undersecretary of state of East Asian affairs

希罕 xī han

variant of 稀罕[xi1 han5]

希求 xī qiú

desirability / desiderate

海因里希 hǎi yīn lǐ xī

Heinrich

希图 xī tú

try to / attempt to / strive to / Shittu

波希米亚 Bō xī mǐ yà

Bohemia, historical country of central Europe

希罗多德 xī luó duō dé

herodotus

希望工程 xī wàng gōng chéng

the Hope Project

希亚 xī yà

Sheya / Jia

路德维希 Lù dé wéi xī

Ludwig (name)

希尔顿 Xī ěr dùn

Hilton (hotel chain)

弗里德里希 Fú lǐ dé lǐ xī

Friedrich (name)

希尔伯特 Xī ěr bó tè

David Hilbert (1862-1943), German mathematician

希玛 xī mǎ

Shima