希

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

to hope / to admire / variant of 稀[xi1]

希 = 乂 + 布 : Mnemonic symbol: John Hope (the educator).

In front of the space station, John Hope blindfolded Marie Curie. He wants to teach her to follow him, gripping his pliers. Marie hopes that he will lead her back to the space station as soon as possible.

希 character breakdown

希
- 乂
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 布
  - 巾
    - 丨
    - 冂
      - 丨
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - 𠂇
    - 一
    - 丿

乂

yì = y + Ø4

to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow

乂 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: 乂 looks like pliers. Maud Younger (y) is using pliers (乂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to regulate (乂) and control (乂) the water flow of the sink. Using the pliers she has to pull a lot of bananas (丿) and fingers (㇏) out of the sink.

布

佈

bù = bu + Ø4

variant of 布[bu4] / to announce / to spread

布

bù = bu + Ø4

cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known

布 = 𠂇 + 巾 : Mnemonic symbol: The scissors cut a towel into stripes, which can be used as eye mask.

布 = 𠂇 + 巾 : In the space station's bathroom, Bruno Bear is cutting a towel into stripes. He wants to use the stripes as eye masks and make the world a better place, helping people as a new super hero.

Characters with 希 as component

稀

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

rare / uncommon / watery / sparse

稀 = 希 + 禾 : John Hope the Educator (希) teaches Marie Curie (xi) about a very rare (稀) species of bacteria in front of the space station (Ø1). It only grows in watery (稀) cereals (禾) which are stored in the vacuum, like in outer space.

烯

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

alkene

晞

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

dawn / to dry in the sun

郗

chi̅ = ch + Ø1

surname Chi / name of an ancient city

浠

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

name of a river in Hubei